perturbed

adj

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"perturbed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“perturbed” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,334
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disturbed; flustered.

Corpus desk

Index EN-perturbed · perturbed · English

perturbed · rank #42,334 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,334
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH personalize

Nearest frequency peer: personalize (-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 “perturbed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “perturbed” 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 perturbed
PropertyValue
Headwordperturbed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,334
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “perturbed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).perturbedlands 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 “personalize” (#42,333), “personable” (#42,332), “Phoenician” (#42,337). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “perturbed” is #42,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around perturbed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,334 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for perturbed, with forms such as "eprturbed", "perrturbed", and "pertrubed". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is perturbed, spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disturbed; flustered.
  2. 2
    Slightly modified.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The equation x² − 3.0001x + 2 = 0 is a perturbed version of x² − 3x + 2 = 0.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprturbed
  • perrturbed
  • pertrubed
  • pertturbed
  • pertubred
  • perturbbed
  • perturbde
  • perturbedd
  • perturebd
  • perturrbed
  • perutrbed
  • petrurbed
  • pperturbed
  • preturbed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprturbed2perrturbed1pertrubed2pertturbed1pertubred2perturbbed1perturbde2perturbedd1
Edit distance from "perturbed"

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 "perturbed"?
"perturbed" is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E-D.
What does "perturbed" mean?
As an adjective, "perturbed" means: Disturbed; flustered.
What are common misspellings of "perturbed"?
Common misspellings include "eprturbed", "perrturbed", "pertrubed", "pertturbed", "pertubred". The correct spelling is "perturbed".
What language does "perturbed" come from?
"perturbed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pollutant#42,344prankster#42,346Priestley#42,348Paleozoic#42,318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Phoenician14 variantspeacemaker14 variantspublically14 variantsravishing14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list