restrained
/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/
"restrained" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“restrained” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,327
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
Corpus desk
Index EN-restrained · restrained · English
restrained · rank #16,327 · 15 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,327
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rhythms
Nearest frequency peer: rhythms (+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 “restrained”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- renal
renal
83,677 corpus weight
- repayment
repayment
83,676 corpus weight
- restrained
restrained
83,674 corpus weight
- rhythms
rhythms
83,673 corpus weight
- riddle
riddle
83,672 corpus weight
- rites
rites
83,671 corpus weight
What this shows “restrained” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | restrained |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “restrained”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around restrained (IPA /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,327 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for restrained, with forms such as "erstrained", "resrtained", and "resstrained". 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, "retained", "restraint", "restrain", 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 restrained, spelled R-E-S-T-R-A-I-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
- 2Proscribed, restricted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how restrained appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
Ha? fie, these filthy vices. It were as good To pardon him, that hath from nature stolne a man already made, as to remit Their sawcie sweetnes, that do coyne heauens Image In stamps that are forbid: 'tis all as easie, Falsely to take away a life true made, As to put mettle in restrained meanes To make a false one.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erstrained
- resrtained
- resstrained
- restarined
- restraiend
- restrainde
- restrainedd
- restrainned
- restranied
- restrianed
- restrrained
- resttrained
- retsrained
- rrestrained
- rsetrained
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of restrained - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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