# needed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈniː.dɪd/ · frequency rank #679

## Definitions
1. Necessary; being required.

## Etymology
From need + -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.

## Easily confused with
- **needs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needed-vs-needs)
- **needy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needed-vs-needy)
- **needle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needed-vs-needle)
- **nodded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needed-vs-nodded)
- **nested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needed-vs-nested)
- **needles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needed-vs-needles)
- **need** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/need-vs-needed)
- **necked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/necked-vs-needed)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eneded`, `neded`, `nedeed`, `needde`, `needded`, `neededd`, `neeedd`, `nneeded`

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