# afforded vs affords

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### afforded
*verb · IPA /əˈfɔɹdɪd/ · frequency rank #15,742*
simple past and past participle of afford

### affords
*verb · IPA /əˈfɔɹdz/ · frequency rank #27,044*
third-person singular simple present indicative of afford

## Source
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