reputed

/ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/

//ɹɪˈpju.tɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“reputed” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,757 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#20,757
frequency rank, English
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of repute

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reputed vs rested
71% similar
reputed vs routed
71% similar
reputed vs resumed
71% similar

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

Key facts for reputed
PropertyValue
Headwordreputed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,757
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reputed” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reputed lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for reputed is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,757 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of repute".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for reputed, with forms such as "erputed", "repputed", and "reptued". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "rested", "routed", "resumed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is reputed, spelled R-E-P-U-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of repute

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erputed,repputed,reptued,repuetd,reputde,reputedd,reputted,reupted,rpeuted,rreputed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erputed2repputed1reptued2repuetd2reputde2reputedd1reputted1reupted2
Edit distance from "reputed"

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 "reputed"?
"reputed" is spelled R-E-P-U-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/.
What does "reputed" mean?
As a verb, "reputed" means: simple past and past participle of repute
What words are commonly confused with "reputed"?
"reputed" is commonly confused with "rested", "routed", "resumed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reputed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reputed" is /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reputed" come from?
"reputed" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “reputed”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-P-U-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɹɪˈpju.tɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rested” - see the side-by-side comparison. reputed vs rested
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list