# feared

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɪɹd/ · frequency rank #7,792

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
2. Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.

## Etymology
From fear + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **feed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-feed)
- **Fred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-fred)
- **fired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-fired)
- **fears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-fears)
- **flare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-flare)
- **framed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-framed)
- **flawed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-flawed)
- **flares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-flares)
- **flared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-flared)
- **ferret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-ferret)
- **frayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-frayed)
- **flamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-flamed)
- **flaked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-flaked)
- **freaked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-freaked)
- **featured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feared-vs-featured)
- **fear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fear-vs-feared)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fare-vs-feared)
- **faced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faced-vs-feared)
- **faded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faded-vs-feared)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fares-vs-feared)

## Common misspellings (8)
`efared`, `faered`, `feaerd`, `fearde`, `fearedd`, `fearred`, `feraed`, `ffeared`

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