proved

/ˈpɹuːvd/

//ˈpɹuːvd// verb

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"proved" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“proved” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,126
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-proved · proved · English

proved · rank #3,126 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,126
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH primarily

Nearest frequency peer: primarily (-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 “proved”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “proved” 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).

proved vs Provo
50% similar
proved vs proven
83% similar
proved vs proves
83% similar

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

Key facts for proved
PropertyValue
Headwordproved
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpɹuːvd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,126
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “proved”

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).provedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “primarily” (#3,125), “rape” (#3,127), “practical” (#3,124). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “proved” is #3,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around proved (IPA /ˈpɹuːvd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,126 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of prove".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for proved, with forms such as "porved", "pproved", and "proevd". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Provo", "proven", "proves", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is proved, spelled P-R-O-V-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of prove

Synonyms

proven

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porved
  • pproved
  • proevd
  • provde
  • provedd
  • provved
  • prroved
  • prvoed
  • rpoved

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porved2pproved1proevd2provde2provedd1provved1prroved1prvoed2
Edit distance from "proved"

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 "proved"?
"proved" is spelled P-R-O-V-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹuːvd/.
What does "proved" mean?
As a verb, "proved" means: simple past and past participle of prove
What words are commonly confused with "proved"?
"proved" is commonly confused with "Provo", "proven", "proves". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proved"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proved" is /ˈpɹuːvd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proved" come from?
"proved" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "proved", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Howard9 variantstested9 variantsfinger9 variantsdefend9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list