# avowed

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈvaʊd/ · frequency rank #43,515

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

## Etymology
From avow + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **awed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avowed-vs-awed)
- **avoid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoid-vs-avowed)
- **adored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adored-vs-avowed)
- **allowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allowed-vs-avowed)
- **avoided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avoided-vs-avowed)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aovwed`, `avoewd`, `avowde`, `avowedd`, `avowwed`, `avvowed`, `avwoed`, `vaowed`

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