reigned

/ɹeɪnd/

//ɹeɪnd// verb

"reigned" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reigned” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,970
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-reigned · reigned · English

reigned · rank #23,970 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,970
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH regenerate

Nearest frequency peer: regenerate (-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 “reigned”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “reigned” 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).

reigned vs ruined
71% similar
reigned vs rigged
71% similar
reigned vs reigns
71% similar

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

Key facts for reigned
PropertyValue
Headwordreigned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹeɪnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,970
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reigned”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).reignedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “regenerate” (#23,969), “reincarnation” (#23,971), “redress” (#23,968). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reigned” is #23,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around reigned (IPA /ɹeɪnd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,970 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of reign".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for reigned, with forms such as "erigned", "regined", and "reigend". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ruined", "rigged", "reigns", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is reigned, spelled R-E-I-G-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of reign

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reigned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
  2. 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:15, So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and equity to all his people.http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Rsv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erigned
  • regined
  • reigend
  • reiggned
  • reignde
  • reignedd
  • reignned
  • reinged
  • riegned
  • rreigned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erigned2regined2reigend2reiggned1reignde2reignedd1reignned1reinged2
Edit distance from "reigned"

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 "reigned"?
"reigned" is spelled R-E-I-G-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹeɪnd/.
What does "reigned" mean?
As a verb, "reigned" means: simple past and past participle of reign
What words are commonly confused with "reigned"?
"reigned" is commonly confused with "ruined", "rigged", "reigns". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reigned"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reigned" is /ɹeɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reigned" come from?
"reigned" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list