# purported

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/ · frequency rank #19,951

## Definitions
1. Supposed, or assumed to be.
2. Normally assumed to be.
3. Said or claimed by some individuals to be real or true or to have happened, although this may not be the case.

## Etymology
From purport + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **purposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purported-vs-purposed)
- **purportedly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purported-vs-purportedly)
- **purport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purport-vs-purported)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ppurported`, `pruported`, `puprorted`, `puroprted`, `purporetd`, `purporrted`, `purportde`, `purportedd`, `purportted`, `purpotred`, `purpported`, `purproted`, `purrported`, `uprported`

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