pelted

adj

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

The verdict

“pelted” is uncommon English (frequency #51,308 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,308
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a specified kind of pelt.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pelted · pelted · English

pelted · rank #51,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,308
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH peeves

Nearest frequency peer: peeves (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “pelted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pelted” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pelted
PropertyValue
Headwordpelted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,308
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pelted” in English

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).peltedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “peeves” (#51,307), “peppy” (#51,309), “PDC” (#51,306). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pelted” is #51,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pelted is uncommon English at frequency #51,308 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a specified kind of pelt.".

pelted has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is pelted, spelled P-E-L-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a specified kind of pelt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pelted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The sleek, black-pelted werewolf was pounding towards them.

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 "pelted"?
"pelted" is spelled P-E-L-T-E-D.
What does "pelted" mean?
As an adjective, "pelted" means: Having a specified kind of pelt.
What language does "pelted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

peeves#51,307Pinged#51,316Probst#51,327muting#51,269

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list