# ragged

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹæɡɪd/ · frequency rank #22,783

## Definitions
1. In tatters, having the texture broken.
2. Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
3. Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
4. Wearing tattered clothes.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
6. Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
7. Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
8. Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
9. Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.

## Etymology
From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).

## Easily confused with
- **range** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-range)
- **rated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-rated)
- **raked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-raked)
- **razed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-razed)
- **raised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-raised)
- **ranked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-ranked)
- **ranges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-ranges)
- **ranger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-ranger)
- **rigged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-rigged)
- **rugged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-rugged)
- **rained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-rained)
- **rammed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-rammed)
- **ringed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-ringed)
- **railed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-railed)
- **ramped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-ramped)
- **ravaged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ragged-vs-ravaged)
- **rage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rage-vs-ragged)
- **raced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raced-vs-ragged)

## Common misspellings (7)
`argged`, `raged`, `ragegd`, `raggde`, `raggedd`, `rgaged`, `rragged`

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