waterlogged

adj

"waterlogged" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“waterlogged” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,142
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soaked with water.

Corpus desk

Index EN-waterlogged · waterlogged · English

waterlogged · rank #49,142 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,142
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH watercraft

Nearest frequency peer: watercraft (-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 “waterlogged”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “waterlogged” 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
Key facts for waterlogged
PropertyValue
Headwordwaterlogged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#49,142
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “waterlogged”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).waterloggedlands 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 “watercraft” (#49,141), “whacking” (#49,143), “wahoo” (#49,140). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “waterlogged” is #49,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around waterlogged, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,142 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for waterlogged, with forms such as "awterlogged", "waetrlogged", and "watelrogged". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is waterlogged, spelled W-A-T-E-R-L-O-G-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soaked with water.
  2. 2
    In danger of sinking because of excess water onboard.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The sudden inundation from the remnants of Ida transformed familiar scenes of life in New York into otherworldly and waterlogged chaos on Wednesday night.
  2. On a cold morning in Abilene, Texas, a column of 18-wheelers crawls down bumpy, waterlogged roads, past cattle grazing on dusty shrubs.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awterlogged
  • waetrlogged
  • watelrogged
  • waterlgoged
  • waterllogged
  • waterloged
  • waterlogegd
  • waterloggde
  • waterloggedd
  • waterolgged
  • waterrlogged
  • watrelogged
  • watterlogged
  • wtaerlogged
  • wwaterlogged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awterlogged2waetrlogged2watelrogged2waterlgoged2waterllogged1waterloged1waterlogegd2waterloggde2
Edit distance from "waterlogged"

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 "waterlogged"?
"waterlogged" is spelled W-A-T-E-R-L-O-G-G-E-D.
What does "waterlogged" mean?
As an adjective, "waterlogged" means: Soaked with water.
What are common misspellings of "waterlogged"?
Common misspellings include "awterlogged", "waetrlogged", "watelrogged", "waterlgoged", "waterllogged". The correct spelling is "waterlogged".
What language does "waterlogged" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list