spiked

adj

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

The verdict

“spiked” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,666
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spiked · spiked · English

spiked · rank #21,666 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,666
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH speedway

Nearest frequency peer: speedway (-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 “spiked”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spiked” 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).

spiked vs spoke
67% similar
spiked vs spite
67% similar
spiked vs spine
67% similar

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

Key facts for spiked
PropertyValue
Headwordspiked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,666
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “spiked”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).spikedlands 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 “speedway” (#21,665), “spamming” (#21,664), “sorrows” (#21,663). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spiked” is #21,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around spiked, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,666 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for spiked, with forms such as "psiked", "sipked", and "spiekd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spoke", "spite", "spine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is spiked, spelled S-P-I-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake.
  2. 2
    Having spikes.
  3. 3
    Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The large punch bowl has the special spiked punch, the small punch bowl is for the kids.

Synonyms

peakedspiky

This word in other languages

clouté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psiked
  • sipked
  • spiekd
  • spikde
  • spikedd
  • spikked
  • spkied
  • sppiked
  • sspiked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psiked2sipked2spiekd2spikde2spikedd1spikked1spkied2sppiked1
Edit distance from "spiked"

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 "spiked"?
"spiked" is spelled S-P-I-K-E-D.
What does "spiked" mean?
As an adjective, "spiked" means: Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the knowledge of those who partake.
What words are commonly confused with "spiked"?
"spiked" is commonly confused with "spoke", "spite", "spine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "spiked" come from?
"spiked" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sludge#21,661Sloane#21,660shaker#21,654Sergey#21,653

Similar misspelling depth

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

sorrows9 variantsRobson9 variantspulpit9 variantsprefix9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list