withstood

/wɪθˈstʊd/

//wɪθˈstʊd// verb

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"withstood" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“withstood” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,015
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-withstood · withstood · English

withstood · rank #36,015 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,015
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wor

Nearest frequency peer: wor (+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 “withstood”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “withstood” 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).

withstood vs withstand
78% similar

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

Key facts for withstood
PropertyValue
Headwordwithstood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/wɪθˈstʊd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,015
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “withstood”

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).withstoodlands 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 “wor” (#36,016), “wretch” (#36,017), “whittle” (#36,012). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “withstood” is #36,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around withstood (IPA /wɪθˈstʊd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,015 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of withstand".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for withstood, with forms such as "iwthstood", "wihtstood", and "withhstood". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "withstand", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is withstood, spelled W-I-T-H-S-T-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of withstand

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwthstood
  • wihtstood
  • withhstood
  • withsotod
  • withsstood
  • withstod
  • withstodo
  • withstoodd
  • withsttood
  • withtsood
  • witshtood
  • witthstood
  • wtihstood
  • wwithstood

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of withstood - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwthstood2wihtstood2withhstood1withsotod2withsstood1withstod1withstodo2withstoodd1
Edit distance from "withstood"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list