# earned

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɝnd/ · frequency rank #2,729

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of earn

## Easily confused with
- **earns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earned-vs-earns)
- **eased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earned-vs-eased)
- **erred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earned-vs-erred)
- **earner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earned-vs-earner)
- **earnest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earned-vs-earnest)
- **earn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earn-vs-earned)
- **Earle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earle-vs-earned)
- **eared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eared-vs-earned)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aerned`, `eanred`, `earend`, `earnde`, `earnedd`, `earnned`, `earrned`, `eraned`

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