# protracted

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəˈtɹæk.tɪd/ · frequency rank #20,742

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of protract

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`portracted`, `pprotracted`, `prortacted`, `protarcted`, `protraccted`, `protracetd`, `protractde`, `protractedd`, `protractted`, `protratced`, `protrcated`, `protrracted`, `prottracted`, `prrotracted`, `prtoracted`, `rpotracted`

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