# sheltered

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃɛltɚd/ · frequency rank #15,505

## Definitions
1. Protected, as from wind or weather.
2. (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills or worldly experience.

## Easily confused with
- **shelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelter-vs-sheltered)
- **shattered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shattered-vs-sheltered)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hseltered`, `sehltered`, `sheletred`, `shelltered`, `shelteerd`, `shelterde`, `shelteredd`, `shelterred`, `sheltreed`, `shelttered`, `shetlered`, `shheltered`, `shletered`, `ssheltered`

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