shocked

/ʃɒkt/

//ʃɒkt// adj

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

The verdict

“shocked” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,553
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shocked · shocked · English

shocked · rank #4,553 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,553
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH radiation

Nearest frequency peer: radiation (-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 “shocked”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shocked” 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).

shocked vs showed
71% similar
shocked vs smoked
71% similar
shocked vs soaked
71% similar

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

Key facts for shocked
PropertyValue
Headwordshocked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ʃɒkt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,553
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shocked”

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).shockedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “radiation” (#4,552), “sized” (#4,554), “quest” (#4,551). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shocked” is #4,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around shocked (IPA /ʃɒkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,553 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for shocked, with forms such as "hsocked", "shcoked", and "shhocked". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "showed", "smoked", "soaked", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is shocked, spelled S-H-O-C-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
  2. 2
    Suffering from shock.
  3. 3
    Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.
  4. 4
    Subjected to electric shock.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We were shocked to see how ill she was.
  2. The patient is shocked.

This word in other languages

atónito(Español)choqué(Français)schockiert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsocked
  • shcoked
  • shhocked
  • shoccked
  • shocekd
  • shockde
  • shockedd
  • shockked
  • shokced
  • sohcked
  • sshocked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hsocked2shcoked2shhocked1shoccked1shocekd2shockde2shockedd1shockked1
Edit distance from "shocked"

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 "shocked"?
"shocked" is spelled S-H-O-C-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɒkt/.
What does "shocked" mean?
As an adjective, "shocked" means: Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
What words are commonly confused with "shocked"?
"shocked" is commonly confused with "showed", "smoked", "soaked". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shocked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shocked" is /ʃɒkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shocked" come from?
"shocked" 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 "shocked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

passage#4,547utility#4,564Alabama#4,571ignored#4,533

Similar misspelling depth

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

stunning11 variantsovercome11 variantsOklahoma11 variantsmoderate11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list