suspected

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

//səsˈpɛktɪd// adj

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"suspected" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suspected” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,634
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - believed to be a cause or at fault.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suspected · suspected · English

suspected · rank #5,634 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,634
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strain

Nearest frequency peer: strain (-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 “suspected”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suspected” 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).

suspected vs suspended
78% similar
suspected vs suspect
78% similar
suspected vs subjected
78% similar

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

Key facts for suspected
PropertyValue
Headwordsuspected
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/səsˈpɛktɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,634
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suspected”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).suspectedlands 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 “strain” (#5,633), “swift” (#5,635), “stating” (#5,632). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suspected” is #5,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around suspected (IPA /səsˈpɛktɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,634 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "believed to be a cause or at fault.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for suspected, with forms such as "ssupected", "ssuspected", and "supsected". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "suspended", "suspect", "subjected", 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 suspected, spelled S-U-S-P-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    believed to be a cause or at fault.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bring in the suspected vandal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssupected
  • ssuspected
  • supsected
  • susepcted
  • suspceted
  • suspeccted
  • suspecetd
  • suspectde
  • suspectedd
  • suspectted
  • suspetced
  • susppected
  • susspected
  • usspected

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suspected - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ssupected2ssuspected1supsected2susepcted2suspceted2suspeccted1suspecetd2suspectde2
Edit distance from "suspected"

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 "suspected"?
"suspected" is spelled S-U-S-P-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /səsˈpɛktɪd/.
What does "suspected" mean?
As an adjective, "suspected" means: believed to be a cause or at fault.
What words are commonly confused with "suspected"?
"suspected" is commonly confused with "suspended", "suspect", "subjected". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suspected"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suspected" is /səsˈpɛktɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suspected" come from?
"suspected" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

incidents14 variantsearthquake14 variantscriminals14 variantsinflation14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list