# spurred

> English word · Verb · IPA /spɜːd/ · frequency rank #20,785

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

## Easily confused with
- **Surrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurred-vs-surrey)
- **surged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurred-vs-surged)
- **starred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurred-vs-starred)
- **stirred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurred-vs-stirred)
- **squared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurred-vs-squared)
- **spared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spared-vs-spurred)
- **scarred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarred-vs-spurred)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psurred`, `sppurred`, `sprured`, `spured`, `spurerd`, `spurrde`, `spurredd`, `sspurred`, `suprred`

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