# accrued vs accused

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### accused
*verb · IPA /əˈkjuzd/ · frequency rank #3,204*
simple past and past participle of accuse

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