# blighted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈblaɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #38,309

## Definitions
1. Having caused to suffer a blight.
2. Having suffered a blight.
3. Ruined, spoiled.

## Etymology
From blight + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **brighter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blighted-vs-brighter)
- **brighten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blighted-vs-brighten)
- **blight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blight-vs-blighted)
- **bigoted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bigoted-vs-blighted)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bblighted`, `bilghted`, `blgihted`, `bligghted`, `blighetd`, `blighhted`, `blightde`, `blightedd`, `blightted`, `bligthed`, `blihgted`, `bllighted`, `lbighted`

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