# hardened

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhɑːdn̩d/ · frequency rank #14,555

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

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahrdened`, `hadrened`, `harddened`, `hardeend`, `hardende`, `hardenedd`, `hardenned`, `hardneed`, `haredned`, `harrdened`, `hhardened`, `hradened`

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