obeyed

/əʊˈbeɪd/

//əʊˈbeɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“obeyed” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,312
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-obeyed · obeyed · English

obeyed · rank #28,312 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,312
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH O'Neil

Nearest frequency peer: O'Neil (-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 “obeyed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “obeyed” 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).

obeyed vs opened
67% similar
obeyed vs obey
67% similar
obeyed vs obese
67% similar

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

Key facts for obeyed
PropertyValue
Headwordobeyed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əʊˈbeɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,312
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “obeyed”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “O'Neil” (#28,311), “optimist” (#28,313), “Nugent” (#28,310). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “obeyed” is #28,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around obeyed (IPA /əʊˈbeɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,312 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of obey".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for obeyed, with forms such as "boeyed", "obbeyed", and "obeeyd". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "opened", "obey", "obese", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is obeyed, spelled O-B-E-Y-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of obey

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boeyed
  • obbeyed
  • obeeyd
  • obeyde
  • obeyedd
  • obeyyed
  • obyeed
  • oebyed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

boeyed2obbeyed1obeeyd2obeyde2obeyedd1obeyyed1obyeed2oebyed2
Edit distance from "obeyed"

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 "obeyed"?
"obeyed" is spelled O-B-E-Y-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əʊˈbeɪd/.
What does "obeyed" mean?
As a verb, "obeyed" means: simple past and past participle of obey
What words are commonly confused with "obeyed"?
"obeyed" is commonly confused with "opened", "obey", "obese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obeyed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obeyed" is /əʊˈbeɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obeyed" come from?
"obeyed" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

O'Neil#28,311Nugent#28,310Osiris#28,314panned#28,319

Similar misspelling depth

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

mints8 variantspoodle8 variantslongs8 variantsseagull8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list