promulgated

/ˈpɹɑməlɡeɪtɪd/

//ˈpɹɑməlɡeɪtɪd// verb

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"promulgated" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“promulgated” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,798
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-promulgated · promulgated · English

promulgated · rank #29,798 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,798
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH proletariat

Nearest frequency peer: proletariat (-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 “promulgated”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “promulgated” 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 promulgated
PropertyValue
Headwordpromulgated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpɹɑməlɡeɪtɪd/
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,798
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “promulgated”

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).promulgatedlands 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 “proletariat” (#29,797), “PSU” (#29,799), “profusely” (#29,796). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “promulgated” is #29,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around promulgated (IPA /ˈpɹɑməlɡeɪtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,798 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of promulgate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for promulgated, with forms such as "pormulgated", "ppromulgated", and "prmoulgated". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is promulgated, spelled P-R-O-M-U-L-G-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of promulgate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormulgated
  • ppromulgated
  • prmoulgated
  • promlugated
  • prommulgated
  • promuglated
  • promulagted
  • promulgaetd
  • promulgatde
  • promulgatedd
  • promulgatted
  • promulggated
  • promulgtaed
  • promullgated
  • proumlgated
  • prromulgated
  • rpomulgated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pormulgated2ppromulgated1prmoulgated2promlugated2prommulgated1promuglated2promulagted2promulgaetd2
Edit distance from "promulgated"

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 "promulgated"?
"promulgated" is spelled P-R-O-M-U-L-G-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑməlɡeɪtɪd/.
What does "promulgated" mean?
As a verb, "promulgated" means: simple past and past participle of promulgate
What are common misspellings of "promulgated"?
Common misspellings include "pormulgated", "ppromulgated", "prmoulgated", "promlugated", "prommulgated". The correct spelling is "promulgated".
How do you pronounce "promulgated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promulgated" is /ˈpɹɑməlɡeɪtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promulgated" come from?
"promulgated" 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 "promulgated", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

proletariat#29,797pollination#29,791nonsensical#29,760shoplifting#29,836

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

unaccompanied17 variantsKhrushchev17 variantsinstructive17 variantshypothermia17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list