# orphaned

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #23,346

## Definitions
1. Made an orphan by the death of one's parents.
2. Abandoned.

## Easily confused with
- **orphan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orphan-vs-orphaned)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oprhaned`, `orhpaned`, `orpahned`, `orphaend`, `orphande`, `orphanedd`, `orphanned`, `orphhaned`, `orphnaed`, `orpphaned`, `orrphaned`, `rophaned`

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