sketched

/skɛt͡ʃt/

//skɛt͡ʃt// verb

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"sketched" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sketched” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,587
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sketched · sketched · English

sketched · rank #30,587 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,587
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sisterhood

Nearest frequency peer: sisterhood (-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 “sketched”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sketched” 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).

sketched vs sketchy
75% similar
sketched vs switched
75% similar
sketched vs sketches
88% similar

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

Key facts for sketched
PropertyValue
Headwordsketched
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/skɛt͡ʃt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,587
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sketched”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sisterhood” (#30,586), “SLR” (#30,588), “silt” (#30,585). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sketched” is #30,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sketched (IPA /skɛt͡ʃt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,587 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of sketch".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sketched, with forms such as "ksetched", "sektched", and "skecthed". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sketchy", "switched", "sketches", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is sketched, spelled S-K-E-T-C-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of sketch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksetched
  • sektched
  • skecthed
  • sketcched
  • sketcehd
  • sketchde
  • sketchedd
  • sketchhed
  • skethced
  • skettched
  • skketched
  • skteched
  • ssketched

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ksetched2sektched2skecthed2sketcched1sketcehd2sketchde2sketchedd1sketchhed1
Edit distance from "sketched"

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 "sketched"?
"sketched" is spelled S-K-E-T-C-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /skɛt͡ʃt/.
What does "sketched" mean?
As a verb, "sketched" means: simple past and past participle of sketch
What words are commonly confused with "sketched"?
"sketched" is commonly confused with "sketchy", "switched", "sketches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sketched"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sketched" is /skɛt͡ʃt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sketched" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

smuggler#30,590Sandusky#30,575salinity#30,573rumbling#30,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

regressive13 variantstightness13 variantsplayfully13 variantspersevere13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list