sainted

adj

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

The verdict

“sainted” is uncommon English (frequency #77,171 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,171
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sainted · sainted · English

sainted · rank #77,171 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,171
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Salvini

Nearest frequency peer: Salvini (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “sainted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sainted” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sainted
PropertyValue
Headwordsainted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,171
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sainted” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Salvini” (#77,172), “runneth” (#77,169), “sandhill” (#77,174). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sainted” is #77,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sainted is uncommon English at frequency #77,171 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

sainted doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is sainted, spelled S-A-I-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.
  2. 2
    Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.
  3. 3
    Pious, saintly.
  4. 4
    Much admired.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.
  2. My sainted mother never had an evening dress.

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 "sainted"?
"sainted" is spelled S-A-I-N-T-E-D.
What does "sainted" mean?
As an adjective, "sainted" means: Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.
What language does "sainted" come from?
"sainted" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Salvini#77,172runneth#77,169scherzo#77,179roselle#77,161

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list