# returned

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈtəːnd/ · frequency rank #1,613

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

## Easily confused with
- **returns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/returned-vs-returns)
- **return** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/return-vs-returned)
- **retired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retired-vs-returned)
- **retained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-returned)
- **retarded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retarded-vs-returned)
- **retorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retorted-vs-returned)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erturned`, `retruned`, `retturned`, `retunred`, `returend`, `returnde`, `returnedd`, `returnned`, `returrned`, `reutrned`, `rreturned`, `rteurned`

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