# absorbed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /æbˈsɔɹbd/ · frequency rank #8,001

## Definitions
1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
2. That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

## Etymology
From absorb + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **assorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorbed-vs-assorted)
- **absorber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorbed-vs-absorber)
- **absorbent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorbed-vs-absorbent)
- **absorb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorb-vs-absorbed)
- **aborted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-absorbed)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abbsorbed`, `abosrbed`, `absobred`, `absorbbed`, `absorbde`, `absorbedd`, `absorebd`, `absorrbed`, `absrobed`, `abssorbed`, `asborbed`, `basorbed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/absorbed