regretted

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/

//ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd// verb

"regretted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“regretted” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,013
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-regretted · regretted · English

regretted · rank #17,013 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,013
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH refining

Nearest frequency peer: refining (-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 “regretted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “regretted” 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 regretted
PropertyValue
Headwordregretted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,013
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “regretted”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).regrettedlands 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 “refining” (#17,012), “reliant” (#17,014), “reputable” (#17,015). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “regretted” is #17,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around regretted (IPA /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,013 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of regret".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for regretted, with forms such as "ergretted", "regertted", and "reggretted". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is regretted, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of regret

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergretted
  • regertted
  • reggretted
  • regreted
  • regretetd
  • regrettde
  • regrettedd
  • regrretted
  • regrteted
  • rergetted
  • rgeretted
  • rregretted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ergretted2regertted2reggretted1regreted1regretetd2regrettde2regrettedd1regrretted1
Edit distance from "regretted"

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 "regretted"?
"regretted" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/.
What does "regretted" mean?
As a verb, "regretted" means: simple past and past participle of regret
What are common misspellings of "regretted"?
Common misspellings include "ergretted", "regertted", "reggretted", "regreted", "regretetd". The correct spelling is "regretted".
How do you pronounce "regretted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regretted" is /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regretted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regretted", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list