# excused

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪkˈskjuːzd/ · frequency rank #20,111

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

## Easily confused with
- **exposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excused-vs-exposed)
- **executed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excused-vs-executed)
- **excuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excuse-vs-excused)
- **exceed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exceed-vs-excused)
- **excise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excise-vs-excused)
- **excited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excited-vs-excused)
- **encased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encased-vs-excused)
- **excluded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excluded-vs-excused)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ecxused`, `exccused`, `excsued`, `excuesd`, `excusde`, `excusedd`, `excussed`, `exucsed`, `exxcused`, `xecused`

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