# acquired vs acquitted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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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