qualified
/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/
"qualified" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“qualified” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,254 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,254
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
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 | qualified |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,254 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “qualified” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for qualified is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,254 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for qualified, with forms such as "qaulified", "qqualified", and "quailfied". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "qualities", "qualifier", "quantified", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is qualified, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
- 2Restricted or limited by conditions.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qaulified,qqualified,quailfied,qualfiied,qualifeid,qualiffied,qualifide,qualifiedd,qualiifed,quallified,qulaified,uqalified
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of qualified - 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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Using “qualified”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “qualities” - see the side-by-side comparison. qualified vs qualities
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.