# defeated

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈfiːtəd/ · frequency rank #5,412

## Definitions
1. Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

## Etymology
From defeat + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **deleted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-deleted)
- **deflate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-deflate)
- **detected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-detected)
- **defended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-defended)
- **deserted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-deserted)
- **deferred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-deferred)
- **demented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-demented)
- **deflated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-deflated)
- **dejected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-dejected)
- **delegated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeated-vs-delegated)
- **defeat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defeat-vs-defeated)
- **debated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debated-vs-defeated)
- **deceased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceased-vs-defeated)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddefeated`, `deefated`, `defaeted`, `defeaetd`, `defeatde`, `defeatedd`, `defeatted`, `defetaed`, `deffeated`, `dfeeated`, `edfeated`

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