# destined

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛstɪnd/ · frequency rank #9,732

## Definitions
1. Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.

## Easily confused with
- **destiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destined-vs-destiny)
- **detained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destined-vs-detained)
- **defined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defined-vs-destined)
- **desired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desired-vs-destined)
- **designed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/designed-vs-destined)
- **declined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declined-vs-destined)
- **despised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/despised-vs-destined)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddestined`, `desitned`, `desstined`, `destiend`, `destinde`, `destinedd`, `destinned`, `destnied`, `desttined`, `detsined`, `dsetined`, `edstined`

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