# fretted

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɹɛtɪd/ · frequency rank #47,633

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

## Etymology
From fret.

## Easily confused with
- **fronted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretted-vs-fronted)
- **frosted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretted-vs-frosted)
- **freed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freed-vs-fretted)
- **fitted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitted-vs-fretted)
- **freaked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freaked-vs-fretted)
- **forested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forested-vs-fretted)

## Common misspellings (9)
`fertted`, `ffretted`, `freted`, `fretetd`, `frettde`, `frettedd`, `frretted`, `frteted`, `rfetted`

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