# hardwired

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #45,966

## Definitions
1. Designed to perform a specific task.
2. Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
3. Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example).
4. Not changeable.
5. Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior or a habit.
6. Describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.

## Etymology
From hard + wired.

## Easily confused with
- **hardware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardware-vs-hardwired)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ahrdwired`, `hadrwired`, `harddwired`, `hardiwred`, `hardwierd`, `hardwirde`, `hardwiredd`, `hardwirred`, `hardwried`, `hardwwired`, `harrdwired`, `harwdired`, `hhardwired`, `hradwired`

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