# taught

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɔt/ · frequency rank #2,136

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

## Etymology
From Middle English taught(e), tau(h)t(e), from Old English tāhte, tǣhte, from Proto-Germanic *taihtē.

## Easily confused with
- **taut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taught-vs-taut)
- **tough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taught-vs-tough)
- **tight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taught-vs-tight)
- **taunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taught-vs-taunt)
- **thought** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taught-vs-thought)
- **tort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taught-vs-tort)
- **target** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/target-vs-taught)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atught`, `taguht`, `taugght`, `taughht`, `taughtt`, `taugth`, `tauhgt`, `ttaught`, `tuaght`

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