scarred

/skɑː(ɹ)d/

//skɑː(ɹ)d// verb

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

The verdict

“scarred” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,486
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-scarred · scarred · English

scarred · rank #20,486 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,486
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scarborough

Nearest frequency peer: Scarborough (-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 “scarred”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “scarred” 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).

scarred vs shared
71% similar
scarred vs scored
71% similar
scarred vs spared
71% similar

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

Key facts for scarred
PropertyValue
Headwordscarred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/skɑː(ɹ)d/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,486
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “scarred”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Scarborough” (#20,485), “secession” (#20,487), “saver” (#20,484). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scarred” is #20,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around scarred (IPA /skɑː(ɹ)d/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,486 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of scar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for scarred, with forms such as "csarred", "scarerd", and "scarrde". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "shared", "scored", "spared", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 scarred, spelled S-C-A-R-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of scar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csarred
  • scarerd
  • scarrde
  • scarredd
  • sccarred
  • scrared
  • sscarred

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scarred - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

csarred2scarerd2scarrde2scarredd1sccarred1scrared2sscarred1
Edit distance from "scarred"

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 "scarred"?
"scarred" is spelled S-C-A-R-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /skɑː(ɹ)d/.
What does "scarred" mean?
As a verb, "scarred" means: simple past and past participle of scar
What words are commonly confused with "scarred"?
"scarred" is commonly confused with "shared", "scored", "spared". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scarred"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scarred" is /skɑː(ɹ)d/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scarred" come from?
"scarred" 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 "scarred", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

seminal#20,489raiding#20,471raccoon#20,470pretext#20,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

saver7 variantssimmer7 variantspetra7 variantsTimor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list