structured

adj

"structured" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“structured” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,401
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having structure; organized.

Corpus desk

Index EN-structured · structured · English

structured · rank #9,401 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,401
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strengthening

Nearest frequency peer: strengthening (-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 “structured”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “structured” 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).

structured vs structure
90% similar
structured vs structural
80% similar

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

Key facts for structured
PropertyValue
Headwordstructured
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,401
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “structured”

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).structuredlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “strengthening” (#9,400), “sunrise” (#9,402), “stimulus” (#9,399). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “structured” is #9,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around structured, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,401 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having structure; organized.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for structured, with forms such as "srtuctured", "sstructured", and "strcutured". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "structure", "structural", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From structure + -ed. The correct English form is structured, spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having structure; organized.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Over the centuries the movement of clans and tribes of people has provided the kind of crop that would emerge if a blind god had sprinkled seeds at random on a field - a vast array of diverse patterns, usually not even interlocking or decussated, but crossed and intersected by every kind of structured diversity.
  2. Dr. Jessie Voigts, a homeschooler and founder of Wandering Educators, a global community of educators sharing travel experiences, said it doesn’t matter if this time is structured or unstructured, so long as the kids get outside.

Etymology

From structure + -ed.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtuctured
  • sstructured
  • strcutured
  • strructured
  • strucctured
  • structrued
  • structtured
  • structuerd
  • structurde
  • structuredd
  • structurred
  • strucutred
  • strutcured
  • sttructured
  • sturctured
  • tsructured

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtuctured2sstructured1strcutured2strructured1strucctured1structrued2structtured1structuerd2
Edit distance from "structured"

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 "structured"?
"structured" is spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E-D.
What does "structured" mean?
As an adjective, "structured" means: Having structure; organized.
What words are commonly confused with "structured"?
"structured" is commonly confused with "structure", "structural". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "structured"?
From structure + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list