# acquire vs acquired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### acquire
*verb · IPA /əˈkwaɪɚ/ · frequency rank #5,752*
To get.

### acquired
*verb · IPA /əˈkwaɪɹd/ · frequency rank #3,595*
simple past and past participle of acquire

## Source
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