positioned

adj

"positioned" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“positioned” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,796
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-positioned · positioned · English

positioned · rank #9,796 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,796
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH prejudice

Nearest frequency peer: prejudice (+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 “positioned”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “positioned” 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).

positioned vs positions
80% similar
positioned vs position
80% similar
positioned vs positional
80% similar

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

Key facts for positioned
PropertyValue
Headwordpositioned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,796
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “positioned”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).positionedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “prejudice” (#9,797), “Preston” (#9,798), “playground” (#9,793). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “positioned” is #9,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around positioned, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,796 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for positioned, with forms such as "opsitioned", "poistioned", and "posiitoned". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "positions", "position", "positional", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 positioned, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. well positioned for success
  2. By the time you grow into the place where you are positioned to receive the fullness of God's blessings, who you are spiritually will have been changed because you will have learned to yield and adapt to the nature of God.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitioned
  • poistioned
  • posiitoned
  • positinoed
  • positioend
  • positionde
  • positionedd
  • positionned
  • positoined
  • posittioned
  • possitioned
  • postiioned
  • ppositioned
  • psoitioned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opsitioned2poistioned2posiitoned2positinoed2positioend2positionde2positionedd1positionned1
Edit distance from "positioned"

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 "positioned"?
"positioned" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-E-D.
What does "positioned" mean?
As an adjective, "positioned" means: Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable.
What words are commonly confused with "positioned"?
"positioned" is commonly confused with "positions", "position", "positional". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "positioned" come from?
"positioned" 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 "positioned", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list