shamed

/ʃeɪmd/

//ʃeɪmd// verb

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"shamed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shamed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,215
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-shamed · shamed · English

shamed · rank #22,215 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,215
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH septic

Nearest frequency peer: septic (-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 “shamed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shamed” 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).

shamed vs shed
67% similar
shamed vs share
67% similar
shamed vs shape
67% similar

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

Key facts for shamed
PropertyValue
Headwordshamed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃeɪmd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,215
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shamed”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “septic” (#22,214), “shenanigans” (#22,216), “Seneca” (#22,213). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shamed” is #22,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around shamed (IPA /ʃeɪmd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,215 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of shame".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for shamed, with forms such as "hsamed", "sahmed", and "shaemd". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "shed", "share", "shape", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is shamed, spelled S-H-A-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of shame

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsamed
  • sahmed
  • shaemd
  • shamde
  • shamedd
  • shammed
  • shhamed
  • shmaed
  • sshamed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shamed - 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.

hsamed2sahmed2shaemd2shamde2shamedd1shammed1shhamed1shmaed2
Edit distance from "shamed"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

septic#22,214Seneca#22,213sender#22,212Scotty#22,210

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

slider9 variantssaffron9 variantsstemmed9 variantspurest9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list