# tethered

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #31,377

## Definitions
1. Tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.
2. connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)

## Easily confused with
- **tether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tether-vs-tethered)
- **tempered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tempered-vs-tethered)
- **tattered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tattered-vs-tethered)

## Common misspellings (12)
`etthered`, `tehtered`, `tetehred`, `tetheerd`, `tetherde`, `tetheredd`, `tetherred`, `tethhered`, `tethreed`, `tetthered`, `ttehered`, `ttethered`

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