thwarted

adj

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"thwarted" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thwarted” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,026
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.

Corpus desk

Index EN-thwarted · thwarted · English

thwarted · rank #24,026 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,026
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thrash

Nearest frequency peer: thrash (-2 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 “thwarted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “thwarted” 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).

thwarted vs thwart
75% similar

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

Key facts for thwarted
PropertyValue
Headwordthwarted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,026
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “thwarted”

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).thwartedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “thrash” (#24,024), “tombstone” (#24,028), “textured” (#24,022). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “thwarted” is #24,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around thwarted, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,026 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for thwarted, with forms such as "htwarted", "thawrted", and "thhwarted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "thwart", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is thwarted, spelled T-H-W-A-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He knows I should only laugh at his desertion; and he would not like to be the one who was left, which he knows I should do for the first thwarted whim.
  2. There is no blockage in their instinctive life, and when the two men fight the physical closeness is not a substitute for a thwarted sexual life.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htwarted
  • thawrted
  • thhwarted
  • thwaretd
  • thwarrted
  • thwartde
  • thwartedd
  • thwartted
  • thwatred
  • thwrated
  • thwwarted
  • tthwarted
  • twharted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

htwarted2thawrted2thhwarted1thwaretd2thwarrted1thwartde2thwartedd1thwartted1
Edit distance from "thwarted"

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 "thwarted"?
"thwarted" is spelled T-H-W-A-R-T-E-D.
What does "thwarted" mean?
As an adjective, "thwarted" means: Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.
What words are commonly confused with "thwarted"?
"thwarted" is commonly confused with "thwart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "thwarted" come from?
"thwarted" 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 "thwarted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

textured#24,022unifying#24,044stairway#24,006shrapnel#23,994

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list