# swam

> English word · Verb · IPA /swæm/ · frequency rank #18,708

## Definitions
1. simple past of swim

## Easily confused with
- **swim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swim)
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swap)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swan)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-sway)
- **SWAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swat)
- **swot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swot)
- **swig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swig)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swear)
- **sweat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-sweat)
- **swamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swamp)
- **swarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swarm)
- **Swann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swann)
- **swami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swami)
- **Swims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swims)
- **swath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swath)
- **swank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swank)
- **Swamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swamy)
- **swampy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swam-vs-swampy)
- **SA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sa-vs-swam)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sm-vs-swam)

## Common misspellings (6)
`sawm`, `sswam`, `swamm`, `swma`, `swwam`, `wsam`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swam