# hired

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhaɪəd/ · frequency rank #3,562

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

## Easily confused with
- **hive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hive)
- **Hurd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hurd)
- **hued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hued)
- **hoped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hoped)
- **hyped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hyped)
- **hives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hives)
- **holed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-holed)
- **honed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-honed)
- **hurled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-hurled)
- **horned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hired-vs-horned)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hid-vs-hired)
- **hed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hed-vs-hired)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/here-vs-hired)
- **hard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hard-vs-hired)
- **hide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hide-vs-hired)
- **hire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hire-vs-hired)
- **hike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hike-vs-hired)
- **herd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herd-vs-hired)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hare-vs-hired)
- **hind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hind-vs-hired)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhired`, `hierd`, `hirde`, `hiredd`, `hirred`, `hried`, `ihred`

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