stapled

adj

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

The verdict

“stapled” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,927. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,927
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fastened with staples.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stapled · stapled · English

stapled · rank #47,927 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,927
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Starbuck

Nearest frequency peer: Starbuck (+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 “stapled”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stapled” 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).

stapled vs stated
71% similar
stapled vs stayed
71% similar
stapled vs styled
71% similar

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

Key facts for stapled
PropertyValue
Headwordstapled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,927
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stapled”

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).stapledlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Starbuck” (#47,928), “squeaking” (#47,925), “squabbling” (#47,924). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stapled” is #47,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stapled, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,927 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stapled, with forms such as "satpled", "sstapled", and "stalped". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stated", "stayed", "styled", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is stapled, spelled S-T-A-P-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fastened with staples.
  2. 2
    Having a specified kind of staple.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a stapled document
  2. Gossypium barbadense is a fine long-stapled variety of cotton.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satpled
  • sstapled
  • stalped
  • stapeld
  • staplde
  • stapledd
  • staplled
  • stappled
  • stpaled
  • sttapled
  • tsapled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satpled2sstapled1stalped2stapeld2staplde2stapledd1staplled1stappled1
Edit distance from "stapled"

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 "stapled"?
"stapled" is spelled S-T-A-P-L-E-D.
What does "stapled" mean?
As an adjective, "stapled" means: Fastened with staples.
What words are commonly confused with "stapled"?
"stapled" is commonly confused with "stated", "stayed", "styled". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "stapled" come from?
"stapled" 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 "stapled", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sternly#47,934synchro#47,948Sharkey#47,904tactful#47,950

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list