# united

> English word · Verb · IPA /juːˈnaɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #323

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

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Italic *oinos
Old Latin oinos
Latin ūnus
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Latin -iō
Latin ūniō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin ūnītuslbor.
Middle English uniten
English unite
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz
Old English -od
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English united
From unite + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **units** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-units)
- **unity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-unity)
- **unused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-unused)
- **unites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-unites)
- **untied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-untied)
- **untitled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-untitled)
- **unlisted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/united-vs-unlisted)
- **unit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unit-vs-united)
- **unite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unite-vs-united)
- **UNICEF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unicef-vs-united)
- **unisex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unisex-vs-united)
- **unified** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unified-vs-united)
- **undated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undated-vs-united)
- **unaided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unaided-vs-united)
- **unedited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unedited-vs-united)

## Common misspellings (7)
`nuited`, `uinted`, `unietd`, `unitde`, `unitedd`, `unitted`, `unnited`

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