# petrified

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #27,960

## Definitions
1. Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
2. Extremely afraid.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`eptrified`, `pertified`, `petirfied`, `petrfiied`, `petrifeid`, `petriffied`, `petrifide`, `petrifiedd`, `petriifed`, `petrrified`, `pettrified`, `ppetrified`, `pterified`

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