# acquired

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈkwaɪɹd/ · frequency rank #3,595

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

## Easily confused with
- **acquitted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acquired-vs-acquitted)
- **acquire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acquire-vs-acquired)

## Common misspellings (11)
`accquired`, `acqiured`, `acqquired`, `acquierd`, `acquirde`, `acquiredd`, `acquirred`, `acquried`, `acuqired`, `aqcuired`, `caquired`

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