steamed

/stiːmd/

//stiːmd// adj

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

The verdict

“steamed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,702
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cooked by steaming.

Corpus desk

Index EN-steamed · steamed · English

steamed · rank #18,702 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,702
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spontaneously

Nearest frequency peer: spontaneously (-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 “steamed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “steamed” 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).

steamed vs steed
71% similar
steamed vs steamy
71% similar
steamed vs stewed
71% similar

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

Key facts for steamed
PropertyValue
Headwordsteamed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/stiːmd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,702
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “steamed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).steamedlands 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 “spontaneously” (#18,701), “Stockton” (#18,703), “Stratford” (#18,704). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “steamed” is #18,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around steamed (IPA /stiːmd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,702 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for steamed, with forms such as "setamed", "ssteamed", and "staemed". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "steed", "steamy", "stewed", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is steamed, spelled S-T-E-A-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cooked by steaming.
  2. 2
    Otherwise heated and processed with steam, as for example with parts of wooden furniture.
  3. 3
    Angry; hot under the collar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Superintendent Chalmers: Why is there smoke coming out of your oven, Seymour? Seymour Skinner: Uh- Oh. That isn't smoke. It's steam. Steam from the steamed clams we're having. Mmm. Steamed clams.
  2. He was steamed that the car cut him off. It took almost half an hour for him to calm down.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setamed
  • ssteamed
  • staemed
  • steaemd
  • steamde
  • steamedd
  • steammed
  • stemaed
  • stteamed
  • tseamed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

setamed2ssteamed1staemed2steaemd2steamde2steamedd1steammed1stemaed2
Edit distance from "steamed"

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 "steamed"?
"steamed" is spelled S-T-E-A-M-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /stiːmd/.
What does "steamed" mean?
As an adjective, "steamed" means: Cooked by steaming.
What words are commonly confused with "steamed"?
"steamed" is commonly confused with "steed", "steamy", "stewed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "steamed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steamed" is /stiːmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steamed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

slander#18,695Shelton#18,691teaming#18,714textual#18,715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

revered10 variantsupstate10 variantsVentura10 variantswatered10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list