# guarded

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/ · frequency rank #12,431

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

## Easily confused with
- **guards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guarded-vs-guards)
- **guided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guarded-vs-guided)
- **Guardia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guarded-vs-guardia)
- **guard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guard-vs-guarded)
- **garden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garden-vs-guarded)
- **graded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/graded-vs-guarded)

## Common misspellings (10)
`gaurded`, `gguarded`, `guadred`, `guardde`, `guardded`, `guardedd`, `guaredd`, `guarrded`, `guraded`, `ugarded`

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