# detained

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈteɪnd/ · frequency rank #9,456

## Definitions
1. Delayed or held back; kept from proceeding.
2. Held in custody or confinement.

## Easily confused with
- **drained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detained-vs-drained)
- **detainee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detained-vs-detainee)
- **detain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detain-vs-detained)
- **defined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defined-vs-detained)
- **detailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detailed-vs-detained)
- **declined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declined-vs-detained)
- **destined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destined-vs-detained)
- **detached** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detached-vs-detained)
- **derailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derailed-vs-detained)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddetained`, `deatined`, `detaiend`, `detainde`, `detainedd`, `detainned`, `detanied`, `detianed`, `dettained`, `dteained`, `edtained`

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