toothed

/tuːθt/

//tuːθt// adj

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"toothed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“toothed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,679
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having teeth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-toothed · toothed · English

toothed · rank #27,679 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,679
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tireless

Nearest frequency peer: tireless (-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 “toothed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “toothed” 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).

toothed vs touched
71% similar
toothed vs tooth
71% similar

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

Key facts for toothed
PropertyValue
Headwordtoothed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tuːθt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,679
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “toothed”

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).toothedlands 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 “tireless” (#27,678), “Toshiba” (#27,680), “tenacious” (#27,677). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “toothed” is #27,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around toothed (IPA /tuːθt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,679 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for toothed, with forms such as "otothed", "toohted", and "tootehd". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "touched", "tooth", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tooth + -ed. The correct English form is toothed, spelled T-O-O-T-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having teeth.
  2. 2
    Having projections resembling an animal's teeth.
  3. 3
    Having teeth of the specified type.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The sperm whale is a toothed whale.
  2. A cog is a toothed wheel.

Etymology

From tooth + -ed.

Synonyms

dentatedentiferousdentigerousdentatedentilatedserratenotched

This word in other languages

dentado(Español)denté(Français)gezahnt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otothed
  • toohted
  • tootehd
  • toothde
  • toothedd
  • toothhed
  • tootthed
  • tothed
  • totohed
  • ttoothed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otothed2toohted2tootehd2toothde2toothedd1toothhed1tootthed1tothed1
Edit distance from "toothed"

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 "toothed"?
"toothed" is spelled T-O-O-T-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /tuːθt/.
What does "toothed" mean?
As an adjective, "toothed" means: Having teeth.
What words are commonly confused with "toothed"?
"toothed" is commonly confused with "touched", "tooth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toothed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toothed" is /tuːθt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "toothed"?
From tooth + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Toshiba#27,680tremble#27,681undated#27,686swelled#27,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tireless10 variantsadjusts10 variantsalienate10 variantsbaker's10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list