plastered

adj

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

The verdict

“plastered” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,066 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#23,066
frequency rank, English
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coated with plaster.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plastered vs plaster
78% similar

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

Key facts for plastered
PropertyValue
Headwordplastered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,066
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plastered” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for plastered is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #23,066 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for plastered, with forms such as "lpastered", "palstered", and "plasetred". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "plaster", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is plastered, spelled P-L-A-S-T-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coated with plaster.
  2. 2
    Drunk, intoxicated.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpastered,palstered,plasetred,plasstered,plasteerd,plasterde,plasteredd,plasterred,plastreed,plasttered,platsered,pllastered,plsatered,pplastered

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpastered2palstered2plasetred2plasstered1plasteerd2plasterde2plasteredd1plasterred1
Edit distance from "plastered"

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 "plastered"?
"plastered" is spelled P-L-A-S-T-E-R-E-D.
What does "plastered" mean?
As an adjective, "plastered" means: Coated with plaster.
What words are commonly confused with "plastered"?
"plastered" is commonly confused with "plaster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "plastered" come from?
"plastered" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “plastered”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-L-A-S-T-E-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “plaster” - see the side-by-side comparison. plastered vs plaster
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list