# marked

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mɑːkt/ · frequency rank #3,007

## Definitions
1. Having a visible or identifying mark.
2. Having a visible or identifying mark.
3. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
4. Distinguished by a positive feature.
5. Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
6. In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)

## Etymology
From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed.
Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).

## Easily confused with
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marks)
- **Marko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marko)
- **mated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-mated)
- **mired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-mired)
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marne)
- **market** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-market)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marvel)
- **marker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marker)
- **masked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-masked)
- **Marley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marley)
- **Merkel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-merkel)
- **mashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-mashed)
- **Markus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-markus)
- **markup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-markup)
- **marred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marred)
- **Merced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-merced)
- **massed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-massed)
- **matted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-matted)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-marten)
- **martel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-martel)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrked`, `makred`, `marekd`, `markde`, `markedd`, `markked`, `marrked`, `mmarked`, `mraked`

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