scented

adj

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

The verdict

“scented” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,691
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a pleasant aroma.

Corpus desk

Index EN-scented · scented · English

scented · rank #19,691 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,691
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sclerosis

Nearest frequency peer: sclerosis (+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 “scented”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “scented” 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).

scented vs seated
71% similar
scented vs sensed
71% similar
scented vs scents
71% similar

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

Key facts for scented
PropertyValue
Headwordscented
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,691
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “scented”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).scentedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sclerosis” (#19,692), “satanic” (#19,689), “selfless” (#19,693). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scented” is #19,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around scented, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,691 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for scented, with forms such as "csented", "sccented", and "scenetd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "seated", "sensed", "scents", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 scented, spelled S-C-E-N-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a pleasant aroma.
  2. 2
    Having a smell of any kind.
  3. 3
    Having perfume added.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a plant with skunk-scented leaves
  2. a scented soap

This word in other languages

odorant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csented
  • sccented
  • scenetd
  • scennted
  • scentde
  • scentedd
  • scentted
  • scetned
  • scneted
  • secnted
  • sscented

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csented2sccented1scenetd2scennted1scentde2scentedd1scentted1scetned2
Edit distance from "scented"

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 "scented"?
"scented" is spelled S-C-E-N-T-E-D.
What does "scented" mean?
As an adjective, "scented" means: Having a pleasant aroma.
What words are commonly confused with "scented"?
"scented" is commonly confused with "seated", "sensed", "scents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "scented" come from?
"scented" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

satanic#19,689Sanford#19,688rounder#19,687shading#19,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

selfless11 variantsremnant11 variantsteaspoon11 variantsovertake11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list