tilted

adj

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

The verdict

“tilted” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,974
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of a vehicle, fitted with a tilt (canvas covering).

Corpus desk

Index EN-tilted · tilted · English

tilted · rank #18,974 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,974
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH toaster

Nearest frequency peer: toaster (+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 “tilted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tilted” 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).

tilted vs tired
67% similar
tilted vs titled
67% similar
tilted vs tinted
83% similar

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

Key facts for tilted
PropertyValue
Headwordtilted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,974
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tilted” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tiltedlands 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 “toaster” (#18,975), “threesome” (#18,972), “treble” (#18,976). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tilted, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,974 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tilted, with forms such as "itlted", "tiletd", and "tillted". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "tired", "titled", "tinted", 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 tilted, spelled T-I-L-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of a vehicle, fitted with a tilt (canvas covering).
  2. 2
    In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Through the thicker mist that afternoon a white tilted cart sailed joltingly, taking its bearings from the various landmarks rather than from the undefined track.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itlted
  • tiletd
  • tillted
  • tiltde
  • tiltedd
  • tiltted
  • tlited
  • ttilted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

itlted2tiletd2tillted1tiltde2tiltedd1tiltted1tlited2ttilted1
Edit distance from "tilted"

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 "tilted"?
"tilted" is spelled T-I-L-T-E-D.
What does "tilted" mean?
As an adjective, "tilted" means: Of a vehicle, fitted with a tilt (canvas covering).
What words are commonly confused with "tilted"?
"tilted" is commonly confused with "tired", "titled", "tinted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tilted" come from?
"tilted" 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 "tilted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

treble#18,976spoils#18,961Vargas#18,989weirdo#18,993

Similar misspelling depth

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

smoky8 variantssaline8 variantsadored8 variantsplush8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list