# vexed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɛkst/ · frequency rank #36,813

## Definitions
1. annoyed, irritated or distressed
2. much debated, discussed or disputed

## Etymology
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **vowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vexed-vs-vowed)
- **vixen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vexed-vs-vixen)
- **viewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vexed-vs-viewed)
- **vee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vee-vs-vexed)
- **vex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vex-vs-vexed)
- **veer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veer-vs-vexed)
- **veep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veep-vs-vexed)
- **vested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vested-vs-vexed)
- **veiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veiled-vs-vexed)
- **versed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/versed-vs-vexed)
- **vetted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vetted-vs-vexed)
- **vetoed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vetoed-vs-vexed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`evxed`, `veexd`, `vexde`, `vexedd`, `vexxed`, `vvexed`, `vxeed`

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