# abused

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈbjuːzd/ · frequency rank #7,090

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of abuse

## Easily confused with
- **amuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-amuse)
- **assed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-assed)
- **arsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-arsed)
- **abuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-abuses)
- **amused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-amused)
- **abuser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-abuser)
- **amuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-amuses)
- **accused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-accused)
- **aroused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-aroused)
- **ambushed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abused-vs-ambushed)
- **abed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-abused)
- **abuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abuse-vs-abused)
- **abated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abated-vs-abused)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abbused`, `absued`, `abuesd`, `abusde`, `abusedd`, `abussed`, `aubsed`, `baused`

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