# appalled vs appealed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### appalled
*adjective · frequency rank #21,135*
Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

### appealed
*verb · IPA /əˈpiːld/ · frequency rank #9,135*
simple past and past participle of appeal

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