# masked

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɑːskt/ · frequency rank #12,101

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

## Etymology
From mask + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **masks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-masks)
- **mated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-mated)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-master)
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-missed)
- **masses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-masses)
- **misled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-misled)
- **Massey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-massey)
- **musket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-musket)
- **massed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-massed)
- **matted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-matted)
- **Masood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masked-vs-masood)
- **make** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/make-vs-masked)
- **mask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mask-vs-masked)
- **makes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makes-vs-masked)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maker-vs-masked)
- **market** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/market-vs-masked)
- **marked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-masked)
- **marker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marker-vs-masked)
- **mailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mailed-vs-masked)
- **manned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manned-vs-masked)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amsked`, `maksed`, `masekd`, `maskde`, `maskedd`, `maskked`, `massked`, `mmasked`, `msaked`

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