# acquainted vs acquitted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### acquainted
*adjective · IPA /əˈkweɪntɪd/ · frequency rank #14,686*
Personally known; familiar.

### acquitted
*verb · IPA /əˈkwɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #16,170*
simple past and past participle of acquit

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