lodged

/lɑd͡ʒd/

//lɑd͡ʒd// verb

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"lodged" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lodged” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,211
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of lodge

Corpus desk

Index EN-lodged · lodged · English

lodged · rank #15,211 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,211
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH loaf

Nearest frequency peer: loaf (-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 “lodged”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lodged” 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).

lodged vs loved
67% similar
lodged vs longer
67% similar
lodged vs looked
67% similar

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

Key facts for lodged
PropertyValue
Headwordlodged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lɑd͡ʒd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,211
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “lodged”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).lodgedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “loaf” (#15,210), “login” (#15,212), “LIGA” (#15,209). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lodged” is #15,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lodged (IPA /lɑd͡ʒd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,211 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of lodge".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lodged, with forms such as "ldoged", "llodged", and "loddged". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "loved", "longer", "looked", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is lodged, spelled L-O-D-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of lodge

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ldoged
  • llodged
  • loddged
  • lodegd
  • lodgde
  • lodgedd
  • lodgged
  • logded
  • oldged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lodged - 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.

ldoged2llodged1loddged1lodegd2lodgde2lodgedd1lodgged1logded2
Edit distance from "lodged"

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 "lodged"?
"lodged" is spelled L-O-D-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /lɑd͡ʒd/.
What does "lodged" mean?
As a verb, "lodged" means: simple past and past participle of lodge
What words are commonly confused with "lodged"?
"lodged" is commonly confused with "loved", "longer", "looked". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lodged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lodged" is /lɑd͡ʒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lodged" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ledger#15,208Lahore#15,205myriad#15,225neatly#15,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Isabella9 variantsplunge9 variantsRamsay9 variantssanity9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list