prompted

/ˈpɹɑmptɪd/

//ˈpɹɑmptɪd// verb

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"prompted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“prompted” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,593
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of prompt

Corpus desk

Index EN-prompted · prompted · English

prompted · rank #8,593 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,593
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH proximity

Nearest frequency peer: proximity (+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 “prompted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prompted” 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).

prompted vs promptly
75% similar
prompted vs prompt
75% similar
prompted vs promote
75% similar

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

Key facts for prompted
PropertyValue
Headwordprompted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpɹɑmptɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,593
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “prompted”

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).promptedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “proximity” (#8,594), “poles” (#8,591), “qualification” (#8,595). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “prompted” is #8,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around prompted (IPA /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,593 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of prompt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for prompted, with forms such as "pormpted", "pprompted", and "prmopted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "promptly", "prompt", "promote", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is prompted, spelled P-R-O-M-P-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of prompt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormpted
  • pprompted
  • prmopted
  • prommpted
  • prompetd
  • promppted
  • promptde
  • promptedd
  • promptted
  • promtped
  • propmted
  • prrompted
  • rpompted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prompted - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pormpted2pprompted1prmopted2prommpted1prompetd2promppted1promptde2promptedd1
Edit distance from "prompted"

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 "prompted"?
"prompted" is spelled P-R-O-M-P-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/.
What does "prompted" mean?
As a verb, "prompted" means: simple past and past participle of prompt
What words are commonly confused with "prompted"?
"prompted" is commonly confused with "promptly", "prompt", "promote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prompted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prompted" is /ˈpɹɑmptɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prompted" come from?
"prompted" 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 "prompted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list