# happened

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhæpənd/ · frequency rank #634

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

## Easily confused with
- **happens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/happened-vs-happens)
- **hardened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/happened-vs-hardened)
- **hastened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/happened-vs-hastened)
- **happen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/happen-vs-happened)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahppened`, `hapened`, `hapepned`, `happeend`, `happende`, `happenedd`, `happenned`, `happneed`, `hhappened`, `hpapened`

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