mashed

/mæʃt/

//mæʃt// verb

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

The verdict

“mashed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,410
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mashed · mashed · English

mashed · rank #17,410 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,410
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Martian

Nearest frequency peer: Martian (-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 “mashed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mashed” 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).

mashed vs Moshe
50% similar
mashed vs mated
67% similar
mashed vs master
67% similar

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

Key facts for mashed
PropertyValue
Headwordmashed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mæʃt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,410
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mashed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).mashedlands 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 “Martian” (#17,409), “maxim” (#17,411), “Malay” (#17,407). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mashed” is #17,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mashed (IPA /mæʃt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,410 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of mash".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mashed, with forms such as "amshed", "mahsed", and "masehd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Moshe", "mated", "master", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is mashed, spelled M-A-S-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mash

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amshed
  • mahsed
  • masehd
  • mashde
  • mashedd
  • mashhed
  • masshed
  • mmashed
  • msahed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mashed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amshed2mahsed2masehd2mashde2mashedd1mashhed1masshed1mmashed1
Edit distance from "mashed"

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 "mashed"?
"mashed" is spelled M-A-S-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mæʃt/.
What does "mashed" mean?
As a verb, "mashed" means: simple past and past participle of mash
What words are commonly confused with "mashed"?
"mashed" is commonly confused with "Moshe", "mated", "master". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mashed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mashed" is /mæʃt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mashed" come from?
"mashed" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

magnum#17,406Italia#17,394nudity#17,428hobbit#17,383

Similar misspelling depth

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

Martian9 variantsoceanic9 variantshinder9 variantspascal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list