misled

/ˌmɪsˈlɛd/

//ˌmɪsˈlɛd// verb

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

The verdict

“misled” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,170
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-misled · misled · English

misled · rank #20,170 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,170
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH minimalist

Nearest frequency peer: minimalist (-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 “misled”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “misled” 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).

misled vs mixed
67% similar
misled vs missed
83% similar
misled vs Misses
50% similar

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

Key facts for misled
PropertyValue
Headwordmisled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˌmɪsˈlɛd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,170
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “misled”

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).misledlands 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 “minimalist” (#20,169), “MSM” (#20,171), “might've” (#20,168). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “misled” is #20,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around misled (IPA /ˌmɪsˈlɛd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,170 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of mislead".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for misled, with forms such as "imsled", "milsed", and "miseld". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mixed", "missed", "Misses", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 misled, spelled M-I-S-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mislead

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsled
  • milsed
  • miseld
  • mislde
  • misledd
  • mislled
  • missled
  • mmisled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imsled2milsed2miseld2mislde2misledd1mislled1missled1mmisled1
Edit distance from "misled"

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

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list