# arrest vs arrested

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arrest
*noun · IPA /əˈɹɛst/ · frequency rank #2,713*
A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.

### arrested
*verb · IPA /əˈɹɛstɪd/ · frequency rank #2,283*
simple past and past participle of arrest

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrest-vs-arrested