mesmerized

adj

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"mesmerized" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mesmerized” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,966
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spellbound or enthralled.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mesmerized · mesmerized · English

mesmerized · rank #38,966 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,966
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH MEK

Nearest frequency peer: MEK (-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 “mesmerized”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mesmerized” 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
Key facts for mesmerized
PropertyValue
Headwordmesmerized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,966
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mesmerized”

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).mesmerizedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “MEK” (#38,965), “midge” (#38,967), “Medea” (#38,964). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mesmerized” is #38,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around mesmerized, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,966 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for mesmerized, with forms such as "emsmerized", "memserized", and "mesemrized". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism. The correct English form is mesmerized, spelled M-E-S-M-E-R-I-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spellbound or enthralled.
  2. 2
    Hypnotized.

Etymology

Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism.

This word in other languages

hypnotisiert(Deutsch)fascinado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emsmerized
  • memserized
  • mesemrized
  • mesmeirzed
  • mesmeriezd
  • mesmerizde
  • mesmerizedd
  • mesmerizzed
  • mesmerrized
  • mesmerzied
  • mesmmerized
  • mesmreized
  • messmerized
  • mmesmerized
  • msemerized

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mesmerized - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emsmerized2memserized2mesemrized2mesmeirzed2mesmeriezd2mesmerizde2mesmerizedd1mesmerizzed1
Edit distance from "mesmerized"

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 "mesmerized"?
"mesmerized" is spelled M-E-S-M-E-R-I-Z-E-D.
What does "mesmerized" mean?
As an adjective, "mesmerized" means: Spellbound or enthralled.
What are common misspellings of "mesmerized"?
Common misspellings include "emsmerized", "memserized", "mesemrized", "mesmeirzed", "mesmeriezd". The correct spelling is "mesmerized".
What is the origin of the word "mesmerized"?
Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list