# contracted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈtɹæktɪd/ · frequency rank #8,402

## Definitions
1. Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
2. Made smaller by contraction.
3. Incurred; acquired.

## Easily confused with
- **contracts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contracted-vs-contracts)
- **contractor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contracted-vs-contractor)
- **contrasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contracted-vs-contrasted)
- **contract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contract-vs-contracted)
- **contacted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contacted-vs-contracted)
- **constructed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/constructed-vs-contracted)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccontracted`, `cnotracted`, `conntracted`, `conrtacted`, `contarcted`, `contraccted`, `contracetd`, `contractde`, `contractedd`, `contractted`, `contratced`, `contrcated`, `contrracted`, `conttracted`, `cotnracted`, `ocntracted`

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