spurred

/spɜːd/

//spɜːd// verb

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

The verdict

“spurred” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,785
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-spurred · spurred · English

spurred · rank #20,785 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,785
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stair

Nearest frequency peer: stair (+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 “spurred”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spurred” 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).

spurred vs Surrey
57% similar
spurred vs surged
71% similar
spurred vs starred
71% similar

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

Key facts for spurred
PropertyValue
Headwordspurred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/spɜːd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,785
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “spurred”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).spurredlands 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 “stair” (#20,786), “speechless” (#20,783), “starship” (#20,787). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spurred” is #20,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around spurred (IPA /spɜːd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,785 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of spur".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for spurred, with forms such as "psurred", "sppurred", and "sprured". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Surrey", "surged", "starred", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is spurred, spelled S-P-U-R-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of spur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psurred
  • sppurred
  • sprured
  • spured
  • spurerd
  • spurrde
  • spurredd
  • sspurred
  • suprred

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spurred - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

psurred2sppurred1sprured2spured1spurerd2spurrde2spurredd1sspurred1
Edit distance from "spurred"

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

Same letter count

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

snoring#20,778slaying#20,775Sinatra#20,773toasted#20,797

Similar misspelling depth

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

sunken9 variantsriviera9 variantspelvis9 variantspacker9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list