# abandon vs abandoned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abandon
*verb · IPA /əˈbæn.dən/ · frequency rank #6,856*
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

### abandoned
*adjective · IPA /əˈbæn.dənd/ · frequency rank #3,594*
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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