# avoided

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈvɔɪdɪd/ · frequency rank #6,331

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

## Easily confused with
- **avoids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoided-vs-avoids)
- **avowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoided-vs-avowed)
- **avoid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoid-vs-avoided)
- **aided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aided-vs-avoided)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aovided`, `avioded`, `avodied`, `avoidde`, `avoidded`, `avoidedd`, `avoiedd`, `avvoided`, `vaoided`

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