# belated

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #28,128

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

## Easily confused with
- **blamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-blamed)
- **bolted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-bolted)
- **blazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-blazed)
- **belted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-belted)
- **bested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-bested)
- **bladed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-bladed)
- **beloved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-beloved)
- **blasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-blasted)
- **bloated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-bloated)
- **bellied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-bellied)
- **berated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-berated)
- **belatedly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-belatedly)
- **beaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-belated)
- **beater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beater-vs-belated)
- **beaded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaded-vs-belated)
- **beamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beamed-vs-belated)
- **behaved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/behaved-vs-belated)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbelated`, `bealted`, `belaetd`, `belatde`, `belatedd`, `belatted`, `bellated`, `beltaed`, `bleated`, `eblated`

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