# allied vs allowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### allied
*verb · IPA /əˈlaɪd/ · frequency rank #6,323*
simple past and past participle of ally

### allowed
*verb · IPA /əˈlaʊd/ · frequency rank #985*
simple past and past participle of allow

## Source
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