# dreaded

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/ · frequency rank #18,293

## Definitions
1. Causing fear, dread, or terror.
2. Having or wearing dreadlocks.

## Easily confused with
- **dreads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaded-vs-dreads)
- **dressed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaded-vs-dressed)
- **dreamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaded-vs-dreamed)
- **dreamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaded-vs-dreamer)
- **Dresden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaded-vs-dresden)
- **dredged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreaded-vs-dredged)
- **dread** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dread-vs-dreaded)
- **draped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draped-vs-dreaded)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddreaded`, `deraded`, `draeded`, `dreadde`, `dreadded`, `dreadedd`, `dreaedd`, `dredaed`, `drreaded`, `rdeaded`

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