# added vs adieu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### added
*verb · IPA /ˈæd.əd/ · frequency rank #701*
simple past and past participle of add

### adieu
*intj · IPA /əˈdju/ · frequency rank #35,604*
Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/added-vs-adieu