tired

[ˈtaɪ̯əd]

/[ˈtaɪ̯əd]/ verb

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

The verdict

“tired” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,021
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-tired · tired · English

tired · rank #2,021 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,021
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH they'll

Nearest frequency peer: they'll (-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 “tired”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tired” 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).

tired vs tre
60% similar
tired vs tree
60% similar
tired vs trek
60% similar

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

Key facts for tired
PropertyValue
Headwordtired
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtaɪ̯əd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,021
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tired”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tiredlands 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 “they'll” (#2,020), “treated” (#2,022), “terrible” (#2,019). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tired” is #2,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around tired (IPA [ˈtaɪ̯əd]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,021 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of tire".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for tired, with forms such as "itred", "tierd", and "tirde". 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, "tre", "tree", "trek", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is tired, spelled T-I-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tire

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itred
  • tierd
  • tirde
  • tiredd
  • tirred
  • ttired

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

itred2tierd2tirde2tiredd1tirred1ttired1
Edit distance from "tired"

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 "tired"?
"tired" is spelled T-I-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaɪ̯əd].
What does "tired" mean?
As a verb, "tired" means: simple past and past participle of tire
What words are commonly confused with "tired"?
"tired" is commonly confused with "tre", "tree", "trek". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tired"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tired" is [ˈtaɪ̯əd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tired" come from?
"tired" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tired", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list