predicted
/pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/
"predicted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“predicted” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,901
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of predict
Corpus desk
Index EN-predicted · predicted · English
predicted · rank #5,901 · 14 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,901
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH prayers
Nearest frequency peer: prayers (-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 “predicted”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Pete
Pete
94,103 corpus weight
- pilots
pilots
94,102 corpus weight
- prayers
prayers
94,101 corpus weight
- predicted
predicted
94,100 corpus weight
- pressed
pressed
94,099 corpus weight
- preventing
preventing
94,098 corpus weight
What this shows “predicted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | predicted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,901 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “predicted”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around predicted (IPA /pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,901 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of predict".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for predicted, with forms such as "perdicted", "ppredicted", and "prdeicted". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "predictor", "predict", "predicate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is predicted, spelled P-R-E-D-I-C-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of predict
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how predicted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There are two commonly used definitions of "prediction", the predicted value and the forecast. The predicted value estimates the average value of the dependent variable for given values of the regressors.
The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- perdicted
- ppredicted
- prdeicted
- predcited
- preddicted
- prediccted
- predicetd
- predictde
- predictedd
- predictted
- preditced
- preidcted
- prredicted
- rpedicted
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of predicted - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "predicted", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).