# arrested

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈɹɛstɪd/ · frequency rank #2,283

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

## Easily confused with
- **attested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrested-vs-attested)
- **arrest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrest-vs-arrested)

## Common misspellings (10)
`arersted`, `arested`, `arresetd`, `arressted`, `arrestde`, `arrestedd`, `arrestted`, `arretsed`, `arrseted`, `rarested`

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