# skilled

> English word · Adjective · IPA /skɪld/ · frequency rank #5,841

## Definitions
1. Having or showing skill; skillful.
2. Requiring special abilities or training.

## Etymology
From skill (noun) + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **skills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-skills)
- **smiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-smiled)
- **soiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-soiled)
- **spelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-spelled)
- **skinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-skinned)
- **smelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-smelled)
- **skillet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-skillet)
- **swelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-swelled)
- **stifled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-stifled)
- **stiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-stiller)
- **skirted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-skirted)
- **stilted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-stilted)
- **skill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skill-vs-skilled)
- **sailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailed-vs-skilled)
- **shelled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelled-vs-skilled)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ksilled`, `siklled`, `skiled`, `skileld`, `skillde`, `skilledd`, `skkilled`, `skliled`, `sskilled`

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