swept

/swɛpt/

//swɛpt// adj

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"swept" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“swept” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,857
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cleared of mines (explosive devices).

Corpus desk

Index EN-swept · swept · English

swept · rank #7,857 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,857
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH swap

Nearest frequency peer: swap (-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 “swept”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “swept” 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).

swept vs swot
60% similar
swept vs swift
60% similar
swept vs swipe
60% similar

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

Key facts for swept
PropertyValue
Headwordswept
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/swɛpt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,857
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “swept”

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).sweptlands 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 “swap” (#7,856), “terrain” (#7,858), “terrified” (#7,859). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “swept” is #7,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around swept (IPA /swɛpt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,857 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cleared of mines (explosive devices).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for swept, with forms such as "sewpt", "sswept", and "sweppt". 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, "swot", "swift", "swipe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is swept, spelled S-W-E-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cleared of mines (explosive devices).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Having survived the seemingly-random attacks through the day, and now under the cover of night, the Germans seem to have a clear run to safety. However, back when the route became clear thanks to the Enigma intercepts, Bomber Command had laid more mines in the swept channel. And now, along comes Gneisenau!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sewpt
  • sswept
  • sweppt
  • sweptt
  • swetp
  • swpet
  • swwept
  • wsept

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sewpt2sswept1sweppt1sweptt1swetp2swpet2swwept1wsept2
Edit distance from "swept"

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 "swept"?
"swept" is spelled S-W-E-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is /swɛpt/.
What does "swept" mean?
As an adjective, "swept" means: Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
What words are commonly confused with "swept"?
"swept" is commonly confused with "swot", "swift", "swipe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "swept"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "swept" is /swɛpt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "swept" come from?
"swept" 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 "swept", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spice#7,851towel#7,863sober#7,850tubes#7,865

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

terrain8 variantsvaries8 variantsvirtue8 variantsrisky8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list