# pursued

> English word · Verb · IPA /pəˈsjuːd/ · frequency rank #8,474

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

## Easily confused with
- **pushed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursued-vs-pushed)
- **pursuit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursued-vs-pursuit)
- **purse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purse-vs-pursued)
- **pursue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursue-vs-pursued)
- **Purdue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purdue-vs-pursued)
- **pulsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulsed-vs-pursued)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ppursued`, `prusued`, `purrsued`, `purseud`, `purssued`, `pursude`, `pursuedd`, `purused`, `pusrued`, `uprsued`

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