# admired vs admitted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### admired
*verb · IPA /ədˈmaɪɹd/ · frequency rank #10,802*
simple past and past participle of admire

### admitted
*verb · IPA /ədˈmɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #3,038*
simple past and past participle of admit

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