# appeared vs appears

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### appears
*verb · IPA /əˈpɪəz/ · frequency rank #1,518*
third-person singular simple present indicative of appear

## Source
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