# deserved

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈzɜːvd/ · frequency rank #5,673

## Definitions
1. fair; merited.

## Easily confused with
- **desired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserved-vs-desired)
- **deservedly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserved-vs-deservedly)
- **deserve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserve-vs-deserved)
- **deserted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserted-vs-deserved)
- **deferred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deferred-vs-deserved)
- **deceived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceived-vs-deserved)
- **deserter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserter-vs-deserved)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddeserved`, `deesrved`, `deserevd`, `deserrved`, `deservde`, `deservedd`, `deservved`, `desevred`, `desreved`, `desserved`, `dseerved`, `edserved`

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