# required

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/ · frequency rank #1,027

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

## Easily confused with
- **retired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/required-vs-retired)
- **requires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/required-vs-requires)
- **require** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/require-vs-required)
- **requiem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/requiem-vs-required)
- **repaired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repaired-vs-required)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erquired`, `reqiured`, `reqquired`, `requierd`, `requirde`, `requiredd`, `requirred`, `requried`, `reuqired`, `rqeuired`, `rrequired`

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