loathed

adj

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"loathed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“loathed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,782
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nonstandard form of loath.

Corpus desk

Index EN-loathed · loathed · English

loathed · rank #40,782 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,782
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Linde

Nearest frequency peer: Linde (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “loathed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “loathed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

loathed vs located
71% similar
loathed vs lathe
71% similar
loathed vs loath
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for loathed
PropertyValue
Headwordloathed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,782
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “loathed”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).loathedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Linde” (#40,781), “Lovelace” (#40,783), “leed” (#40,780). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “loathed” is #40,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around loathed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,782 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nonstandard form of loath.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for loathed, with forms such as "laothed", "lloathed", and "loahted". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "located", "lathe", "loath", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is loathed, spelled L-O-A-T-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of loath.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how loathed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “Physical punishment is something I’m very loathed to resort to,” Steve responded.
  2. Really, no joke, because trans men are very loathed to use public toilets.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • laothed
  • lloathed
  • loahted
  • loatehd
  • loathde
  • loathedd
  • loathhed
  • loatthed
  • lotahed
  • olathed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loathed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

laothed2lloathed1loahted2loatehd2loathde2loathedd1loathhed1loatthed1
Edit distance from "loathed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loathed"?
"loathed" is spelled L-O-A-T-H-E-D.
What does "loathed" mean?
As an adjective, "loathed" means: Nonstandard form of loath.
What words are commonly confused with "loathed"?
"loathed" is commonly confused with "located", "lathe", "loath". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "loathed" come from?
"loathed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "loathed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list