# adore vs adorned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### adore
*verb · IPA /əˈdɔː/ · frequency rank #11,158*
To worship.

### adorned
*verb · IPA /əˈdɔɹnd/ · frequency rank #17,753*
simple past and past participle of adorn

## Source
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