# employed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈplɔɪd/ · frequency rank #3,486

## Definitions
1. In a job; working.
2. Used; in use.

## Easily confused with
- **employee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employed-vs-employee)
- **employer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employed-vs-employer)
- **exploded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employed-vs-exploded)
- **employees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employed-vs-employees)
- **employ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employ-vs-employed)

## Common misspellings (12)
`emlpoyed`, `emmployed`, `emplloyed`, `emploeyd`, `employde`, `employedd`, `employyed`, `emplyoed`, `empolyed`, `empployed`, `epmloyed`, `meployed`

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