# courted

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #33,593

## Definitions
1. Romantically pursued; wooed.
2. Enticed by attractions from those who wish one's favor or attention.
3. Encouraged; sought-after.

## Etymology
From court + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **cured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-cured)
- **courts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-courts)
- **curved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-curved)
- **cursed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-cursed)
- **curled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-curled)
- **curated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-curated)
- **coveted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-coveted)
- **courtly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-courtly)
- **crusted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-crusted)
- **courtesy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-courtesy)
- **Courtney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-courtney)
- **courtier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courted-vs-courtier)
- **court** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/court-vs-courted)
- **course** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/course-vs-courted)
- **coated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coated-vs-courted)
- **cortex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cortex-vs-courted)
- **Cortez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cortez-vs-courted)
- **Cortes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cortes-vs-courted)
- **corned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corned-vs-courted)
- **courses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courses-vs-courted)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccourted`, `coruted`, `couretd`, `courrted`, `courtde`, `courtedd`, `courtted`, `coutred`, `cuorted`, `ocurted`

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