# encouraged

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #4,154

## Definitions
1. Having been given hope or encouragement.

## Easily confused with
- **entourage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encouraged-vs-entourage)
- **encourage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encourage-vs-encouraged)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ecnouraged`, `enccouraged`, `encoruaged`, `encouarged`, `encouraegd`, `encouragde`, `encouragedd`, `encouragged`, `encourgaed`, `encourraged`, `encuoraged`, `enncouraged`, `enocuraged`, `necouraged`

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