thawed

/θɔːd/

//θɔːd// verb

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"thawed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thawed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,422
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of thaw

Corpus desk

Index EN-thawed · thawed · English

thawed · rank #41,422 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,422
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thatch

Nearest frequency peer: thatch (-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 “thawed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “thawed” 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).

thawed vs towed
67% similar
thawed vs traded
67% similar
thawed vs themed
67% similar

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

Key facts for thawed
PropertyValue
Headwordthawed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/θɔːd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,422
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “thawed”

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).thawedlands 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 “thatch” (#41,421), “testes” (#41,420), “thicken” (#41,424). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “thawed” is #41,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around thawed (IPA /θɔːd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,422 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of thaw".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for thawed, with forms such as "htawed", "tahwed", and "thaewd". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "towed", "traded", "themed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is thawed, spelled T-H-A-W-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of thaw

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htawed
  • tahwed
  • thaewd
  • thawde
  • thawedd
  • thawwed
  • thhawed
  • thwaed
  • tthawed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thawed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

htawed2tahwed2thaewd2thawde2thawedd1thawwed1thhawed1thwaed2
Edit distance from "thawed"

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 "thawed"?
"thawed" is spelled T-H-A-W-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /θɔːd/.
What does "thawed" mean?
As a verb, "thawed" means: simple past and past participle of thaw
What words are commonly confused with "thawed"?
"thawed" is commonly confused with "towed", "traded", "themed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thawed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thawed" is /θɔːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thawed" come from?
"thawed" 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 "thawed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

thatch#41,421testes#41,420teacup#41,413taster#41,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Towson9 variantswinkle9 variantssavant9 variantsBerber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list