# accrue vs accrued

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### accrue
*verb · IPA /əˈkɹuː/ · frequency rank #32,264*
To increase, to rise

### accrued
*verb · IPA /əˈkɹuːd/ · frequency rank #24,074*
simple past and past participle of accrue

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