# appointed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ · frequency rank #2,511

## Definitions
1. Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.

## Easily confused with
- **appointee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appointed-vs-appointee)
- **appoint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appoint-vs-appointed)
- **anointed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anointed-vs-appointed)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apointed`, `apopinted`, `appionted`, `appoinetd`, `appoinnted`, `appointde`, `appointedd`, `appointted`, `appoitned`, `apponited`, `papointed`

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