turned

/tɜːnd/

//tɜːnd// verb

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

The verdict

“turned” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#859
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-turned · turned · English

turned · rank #859 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #859
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH technology

Nearest frequency peer: technology (-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 “turned”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “turned” 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).

turned vs turns
67% similar
turned vs turner
83% similar
turned vs turret
67% similar

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

Key facts for turned
PropertyValue
Headwordturned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tɜːnd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#859
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “turned”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).turnedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “technology” (#858), “website” (#860), “situation” (#857). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “turned” is #859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around turned (IPA /tɜːnd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #859 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of turn".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for turned, with forms such as "truned", "tturned", and "tunred". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "turns", "turner", "turret", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 turned, spelled T-U-R-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of turn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • truned
  • tturned
  • tunred
  • turend
  • turnde
  • turnedd
  • turnned
  • turrned
  • utrned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

truned2tturned1tunred2turend2turnde2turnedd1turnned1turrned1
Edit distance from "turned"

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

written9 variantsrelease9 variantsMichael9 variantsserious9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list