# marred

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mɑːd/ · frequency rank #25,839

## Definitions
1. Spoiled; harmed or damaged.
2. Of a person, perplexed or troubled
3. Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft.

## Etymology
From Middle English marred, merred (“troubled, distressed, vexed, bewildered”), from Old English *mierred, ġemyrred (“disturbed, troubled”), past participle of Old English mierran, ġemyrran (“to hinder, obstruct, force, trouble, err”), equivalent to mar + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **marry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-marry)
- **mated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-mated)
- **mired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-mired)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-marvel)
- **masked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-masked)
- **marrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-marrow)
- **mashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-mashed)
- **Merced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-merced)
- **massed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-massed)
- **matted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-matted)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-marten)
- **martel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-martel)
- **Maurer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-maurer)
- **married** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-married)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-mod)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mare-vs-marred)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marr-vs-marred)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-marred)
- **marge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marge-vs-marred)
- **mares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mares-vs-marred)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amrred`, `mared`, `marerd`, `marrde`, `marredd`, `mmarred`, `mrared`

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