# attempted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈtɛmptɪd/ · frequency rank #3,469

## Definitions
1. Tried, with the connotation of failure.

## Easily confused with
- **attempts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attempted-vs-attempts)
- **attested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attempted-vs-attested)
- **attempt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attempt-vs-attempted)

## Common misspellings (12)
`atempted`, `atetmpted`, `attemmpted`, `attempetd`, `attemppted`, `attemptde`, `attemptedd`, `attemptted`, `attemtped`, `attepmted`, `attmepted`, `tatempted`

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