# held

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhɛld/ · frequency rank #572

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

## Easily confused with
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-her)
- **hey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hey)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hes)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hid)
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hen)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hud)
- **hem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hem)
- **het** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-het)
- **hep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hep)
- **hew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hew)
- **hod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hod)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-here)
- **help** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-help)
- **hold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hold)
- **hell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hell)
- **holy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-holy)
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hill)
- **hero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hero)
- **hole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hole)
- **hood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hood)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ehld`, `hedl`, `heldd`, `helld`, `hheld`, `hled`

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