# restrained

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/ · frequency rank #16,327

## Definitions
1. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
2. Proscribed, restricted.

## Easily confused with
- **retained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restrained-vs-retained)
- **restraint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restrained-vs-restraint)
- **restrain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restrain-vs-restrained)

## Common misspellings (15)
`erstrained`, `resrtained`, `resstrained`, `restarined`, `restraiend`, `restrainde`, `restrainedd`, `restrainned`, `restranied`, `restrianed`, `restrrained`, `resttrained`, `retsrained`, `rrestrained`, `rsetrained`

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