# protected

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹəˈtɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #2,961

## Definitions
1. defended
2. Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

## Easily confused with
- **protector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/protected-vs-protector)
- **protested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/protected-vs-protested)
- **protester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/protected-vs-protester)
- **protracted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/protected-vs-protracted)
- **protect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/protect-vs-protected)
- **projected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projected-vs-protected)

## Common misspellings (14)
`portected`, `pprotected`, `proetcted`, `protceted`, `proteccted`, `protecetd`, `protectde`, `protectedd`, `protectted`, `protetced`, `prottected`, `prrotected`, `prtoected`, `rpotected`

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