# averted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈvɝtɪd/ · frequency rank #26,335

## Definitions
1. Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
2. Turned or directed away (from something).

## Easily confused with
- **avert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avert-vs-averted)
- **averse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/averse-vs-averted)
- **aborted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-averted)
- **avenged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenged-vs-averted)
- **abetted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abetted-vs-averted)
- **asserted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asserted-vs-averted)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aevrted`, `averetd`, `averrted`, `avertde`, `avertedd`, `avertted`, `avetred`, `avreted`, `avverted`, `vaerted`

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