Scared-Scarred | Commonly Confused Words

Scared

/skerd/

Feeling afraid or frightened about something

I am scared because my situation starts to be very serious.But I got the impression she was scared of him."It's okay to be scared.

Having marks or damage on the skin after a wound or injury has healed.

Scared deals with fear, while scarred involves marks or damage.
Remember that scared has to do with emotions and scarred relates to physical marks or emotional trauma.
If you are frightened, you are scared. If you have these marks, you are scarred.
Scare has an e, like in fear, while scar does not.
Scarred shares its root with scar which represents a mark left after an injury.