# encountered

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/ · frequency rank #6,466

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

## Easily confused with
- **encounter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encounter-vs-encountered)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ecnountered`, `enccountered`, `enconutered`, `encounetred`, `encounntered`, `encounteerd`, `encounterde`, `encounteredd`, `encounterred`, `encountreed`, `encounttered`, `encoutnered`, `encuontered`, `enncountered`, `enocuntered`, `necountered`

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