# arisen vs arsed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arisen
*verb · IPA /əˈɹɪzən/ · frequency rank #22,292*
past participle of arise

### arsed
*verb · IPA /ɑːst/ · frequency rank #41,002*
simple past and past participle of arse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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