# ascended vs attended

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ascended
*verb · IPA /əˈsɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #19,520*
simple past and past participle of ascend

### attended
*verb · IPA /əˈtɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #3,146*
simple past and past participle of attend

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