Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #33814 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

preferdpreferred

Two or more mechanical changes in one word: sinne → sin, vnderstande → understand.

Puritas changed it: 96 times in 65 works
Consistency: 100% (96 of 96)
Reach if approved: ~101 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: preferred
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 96 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (96 changes in 65 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 96)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… a safe and honorable Accommodation betwixt his Majestie and his Parliament, were to be preferdpreferred not only to the danger of a war but the certainty of a victory …
With rule
… a safe and honorable Accommodation betwixt his Majestie and his Parliament, were to be preferdpreferred not only to the danger of a war but the certainty of a victory …
Edward Bowles · Plain English · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… inference from the whole preceding diſcourſe, that the friendſhip of England is to be preferdpreferred before that of France.
With rule
… inference from the whole preceding diſcourſe, that the friendſhip of England is to be preferdpreferred before that of France.
Joseph Hill · The Interest of These United Provinces · Open in the reader
Printed
Pharaoh hath not more preferdpreferred Ioſeph, then Ioſeph hath enriched Pharaoh; If Ioſeph had not ruled, Aegypt and all …
With rule
Pharaoh hath not more preferdpreferred Ioſeph, then Ioſeph hath enriched Pharaoh; If Ioſeph had not ruled, Aegypt and all …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 854 · Open in the reader
Printed
… own intereſt in Heaven far beyond all the world, (as I ſhew'd you) yet preferdpreferred the ſalvation of Iſrael before it: Lord rather raſe me out of the Book …
With rule
… own intereſt in Heaven far beyond all the world, (as I ſhew'd you) yet preferdpreferred the ſalvation of Iſrael before it: Lord rather raſe me out of the Book …
Stephen Marshall · Sermon 26 January 1647 · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the decay of exceſſiue meetings. Symons poore boord that fed many with little, was preferdpreferred to Lucullus his rich Table, that fed a few with ſuperfluous varieties: ſtriue who …
With rule
… the decay of exceſſiue meetings. Symons poore boord that fed many with little, was preferdpreferred to Lucullus his rich Table, that fed a few with ſuperfluous varieties: ſtriue who …
William Crompton · Principles of Christian Religion Expressed in the Catechism · Open in the reader
Printed
And nature hes preferdpreferred vs to the beasts,
With rule
And nature hes preferdpreferred vs to the beasts,
Alexander Hume · Hymns or Sacred Songs · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and preſcription of time, in the meane time, omitting that which is to be preferdpreferred before all theſe, namely the teſtimony of the vndoubted word of God, reuealed & ſet …
With rule
… and preſcription of time, in the meane time, omitting that which is to be preferdpreferred before all theſe, namely the teſtimony of the vndoubted word of God, reuealed & ſet …
Thomas Sparke · Answer to John De Albines · Open in the reader
Printed
… feare of the Lord is here oppoſed to fauour and beautie, and by oppoſition preferdpreferred; we learne, that the feare of the Lord with good workes, are woemens chiefeſt …
With rule
… feare of the Lord is here oppoſed to fauour and beautie, and by oppoſition preferdpreferred; we learne, that the feare of the Lord with good workes, are woemens chiefeſt …
William Crompton · A Lasting Jewel for Religious Women · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.