# startled

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/ · frequency rank #19,473

## Definitions
1. Surprised and slightly frightened.

## Easily confused with
- **stated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/startled-vs-stated)
- **starved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/startled-vs-starved)
- **stared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stared-vs-startled)
- **started** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/started-vs-startled)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starter-vs-startled)
- **starred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starred-vs-startled)
- **startle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/startle-vs-startled)
- **starlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starlet-vs-startled)
- **stapled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stapled-vs-startled)

## Common misspellings (13)
`satrtled`, `sstartled`, `starlted`, `starrtled`, `starteld`, `startlde`, `startledd`, `startlled`, `starttled`, `statrled`, `stratled`, `sttartled`, `tsartled`

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