squashed
"squashed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“squashed” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,478
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - squeezed until flattened, or until a pulp
Corpus desk
Index EN-squashed · squashed · English
squashed · rank #29,478 · 12 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,478
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH springboard
Nearest frequency peer: springboard (-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 “squashed”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- sprawl
sprawl
70,525 corpus weight
- springboard
springboard
70,524 corpus weight
- squashed
squashed
70,523 corpus weight
- stasis
stasis
70,521 corpus weight
- stonewall
stonewall
70,519 corpus weight
- storied
storied
70,518 corpus weight
What this shows “squashed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | squashed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,478 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “squashed”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around squashed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,478 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for squashed, with forms such as "qsuashed", "sqaushed", and "sqquashed". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "squash", "smashed", "squared", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is squashed, spelled S-Q-U-A-S-H-E-D.
Definition
- 1squeezed until flattened, or until a pulp
- 2suppressed or silenced
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how squashed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Such threadbare coats and trousers, such fusty gowns and shawls, such squashed hats and bonnets, such boots and shoes, such umbrellas and walking-sticks, never were seen in Rag Fair.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qsuashed
- sqaushed
- sqquashed
- squahsed
- squasehd
- squashde
- squashedd
- squashhed
- squasshed
- squsahed
- ssquashed
- suqashed
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of squashed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "squashed", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).