# challenged

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #6,118

## Definitions
1. Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
2. Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.

## Easily confused with
- **challenges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/challenged-vs-challenges)
- **challenger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/challenged-vs-challenger)
- **challenge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/challenge-vs-challenged)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cahllenged`, `cchallenged`, `chalelnged`, `chalenged`, `challegned`, `challenegd`, `challengde`, `challengedd`, `challengged`, `challennged`, `challneged`, `chhallenged`, `chlalenged`, `hcallenged`

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