# driven

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹɪvn̩/ · frequency rank #2,787

## Definitions
1. past participle of drive

## Etymology
Morphologically drive + -n.

## Easily confused with
- **drove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-drove)
- **driver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-driver)
- **drives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-drives)
- **droves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-droves)
- **Dryden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-dryden)
- **driving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-driving)
- **Drivers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driven-vs-drivers)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dive-vs-driven)
- **drive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drive-vs-driven)
- **dried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dried-vs-driven)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diver-vs-driven)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dives-vs-driven)
- **drier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-driven)
- **dived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dived-vs-driven)
- **derive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derive-vs-driven)
- **Darien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darien-vs-driven)
- **drivel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drivel-vs-driven)
- **derived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derived-vs-driven)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddriven`, `dirven`, `drievn`, `drivenn`, `drivne`, `drivven`, `drriven`, `drvien`, `rdiven`

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