# appealed vs appeared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### appeared
*verb · IPA /əˈpɪɹd/ · frequency rank #1,551*
simple past and past participle of appear

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