walked

/wɔːkt/

//wɔːkt// verb

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

The verdict

“walked” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,187
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-walked · walked · English

walked · rank #2,187 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,187
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH values

Nearest frequency peer: values (-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 “walked”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “walked” 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).

walked vs walks
67% similar
walked vs waved
67% similar
walked vs waxed
67% similar

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

Key facts for walked
PropertyValue
Headwordwalked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/wɔːkt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,187
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “walked”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “values” (#2,186), “Williams” (#2,188), “tests” (#2,185). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “walked” is #2,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around walked (IPA /wɔːkt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,187 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of walk".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for walked, with forms such as "awlked", "wakled", and "walekd". 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, "walks", "waved", "waxed", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is walked, spelled W-A-L-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of walk

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awlked
  • wakled
  • walekd
  • walkde
  • walkedd
  • walkked
  • wallked
  • wlaked
  • wwalked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of walked - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

awlked2wakled2walekd2walkde2walkedd1walkked1wallked1wlaked2
Edit distance from "walked"

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

Same letter count

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

values#2,186pulled#2,172Muslim#2,168lawyer#2,162

Similar misspelling depth

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

falling9 variantsholiday9 variantsItalian9 variantsjersey9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list