washed

/wɒʃt/

//wɒʃt// verb

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

The verdict

“washed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,109
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 wash

Corpus desk

Index EN-washed · washed · English

washed · rank #6,109 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,109
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH unlimited

Nearest frequency peer: unlimited (-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 “washed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “washed” 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).

washed vs waste
67% similar
washed vs waved
67% similar
washed vs waxed
67% similar

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

Key facts for washed
PropertyValue
Headwordwashed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/wɒʃt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,109
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “washed”

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).washedlands 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 “unlimited” (#6,108), “watches” (#6,110), “advise” (#6,111). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “washed” is #6,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around washed (IPA /wɒʃt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,109 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of wash".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for washed, with forms such as "awshed", "wahsed", and "wasehd". 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, "waste", "waved", "waxed", 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, 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 washed, spelled W-A-S-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of wash

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awshed
  • wahsed
  • wasehd
  • washde
  • washedd
  • washhed
  • wasshed
  • wsahed
  • wwashed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of washed - 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.

awshed2wahsed2wasehd2washde2washedd1washhed1wasshed1wsahed2
Edit distance from "washed"

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

Same letter count

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

advise#6,111titled#6,106Carlos#6,117Dakota#6,124

Similar misspelling depth

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

anxious9 variantsrental9 variantspurely9 variantspoorly9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list