Targeted or targetted?
targeted is an adjective meaning “Having something aimed at it”; targetted is a verb meaning “Nonstandard spelling of targeted”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) targeted is about 107 times as common as targetted.
What is the difference between targeted and targetted?
| targeted | targetted | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, verb | verb, adjective |
| Meaning | Having something aimed at it Aimed at something or someone; focused | |
| Example | The targeted objects include two military bases and an airfield | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | 17 times per million words | about once in every 6 million words |
Sources: targeted and targetted in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of targeted and targetted
targeted
- 1
Having something aimed at it
The targeted objects include two military bases and an airfield
- 2
Aimed at something or someone; focused
targeted aid packages
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, targeted or targetted?
targeted appears 17 times per million words; targetted about once in every 6 million words.
targeted 17 times per million wordstargetted about once in every 6 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).