# haunted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɔːntɪd/ · frequency rank #8,674

## Definitions
1. Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
2. Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
3. Showing a feeling of being disturbed.

## Easily confused with
- **haute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunted-vs-haute)
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunted-vs-hunter)
- **hunted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunted-vs-hunted)
- **hinted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunted-vs-hinted)
- **hounded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunted-vs-hounded)
- **hated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hated-vs-haunted)
- **haunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunt-vs-haunted)
- **handed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handed-vs-haunted)
- **hanged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanged-vs-haunted)
- **halted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halted-vs-haunted)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahunted`, `hanuted`, `haunetd`, `haunnted`, `hauntde`, `hauntedd`, `hauntted`, `hautned`, `hhaunted`, `huanted`

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