# appalled

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #21,135

## Definitions
1. Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

## Etymology
From appall + -ed

## Easily confused with
- **applied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appalled-vs-applied)
- **appealed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appalled-vs-appealed)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apalled`, `apaplled`, `appaled`, `appaleld`, `appallde`, `appalledd`, `applaled`, `papalled`

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