ridden
/ˈɹɪd.n̩/
"ridden" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ridden” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,671
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - past participle of ride
Corpus desk
Index EN-ridden · ridden · English
ridden · rank #12,671 · 7 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,671
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH renting
Nearest frequency peer: renting (-2 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 “ridden”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- rectangular
rectangular
87,334 corpus weight
- regulator
regulator
87,333 corpus weight
- renting
renting
87,332 corpus weight
- ridden
ridden
87,330 corpus weight
- Rudy
Rudy
87,328 corpus weight
- sabotage
sabotage
87,327 corpus weight
What this shows “ridden” 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 | ridden |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈɹɪd.n̩/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ridden”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around ridden (IPA /ˈɹɪd.n̩/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,671 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "past participle of ride".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ridden, with forms such as "irdden", "rdiden", and "riddenn". 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, "ride", "ridge", "rides", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Morphologically ride + -en. See ride (verb). The correct English form is ridden, spelled R-I-D-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1past participle of ride
Etymology
Morphologically ride + -en. See ride (verb).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- irdden
- rdiden
- riddenn
- riddne
- ridedn
- riden
- rridden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ridden - 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 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).