# misused

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mɪsˈjuːzd/ · frequency rank #27,219

## Definitions
1. Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner.

## Easily confused with
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missed-vs-misused)
- **Misses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misses-vs-misused)
- **misuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misuse-vs-misused)
- **misled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misled-vs-misused)
- **massed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/massed-vs-misused)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imsused`, `missued`, `missused`, `misuesd`, `misusde`, `misusedd`, `misussed`, `miussed`, `mmisused`, `msiused`

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