worn
/wɔːn/
"worn" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“worn” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,644
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
Corpus desk
Index EN-worn · worn · English
worn · rank #4,644 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,644
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH warren
Nearest frequency peer: warren (-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 “worn”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- virtually
virtually
95,360 corpus weight
- waited
waited
95,359 corpus weight
- warren
warren
95,358 corpus weight
- worn
worn
95,357 corpus weight
- yea
yea
95,356 corpus weight
- AC
AC
95,355 corpus weight
What this shows “worn” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /wɔːn/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “worn”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around worn (IPA /wɔːn/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,644 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for worn, with forms such as "owrn", "wonr", and "wornn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wow", "wot", "wry", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. The correct English form is worn, spelled W-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- 2Worn out; exhausted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how worn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Upon this, an unhappy-looking woman, in a sort of mourning, neat, but sadly worn, hid her face behind a meagre bundle, and was heard to sob.
Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.
Etymology
By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- owrn
- wonr
- wornn
- worrn
- wron
- wworn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worn - 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.
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 "worn"?
What does "worn" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "worn"?
How do you pronounce "worn"?
What is the origin of the word "worn"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "worn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).