# married

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/ · frequency rank #994

## Definitions
1. In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
2. Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse; strongly committed or attached to something.

## Etymology
From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-married)
- **marked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-married)
- **Madrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madrid-vs-married)
- **marred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-married)
- **Marnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marnie-vs-married)
- **marched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marched-vs-married)
- **marbled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marbled-vs-married)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amrried`, `maried`, `marired`, `marreid`, `marride`, `marriedd`, `mmarried`, `mraried`

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