# ascribe vs ascribed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ascribe
*verb · IPA /əˈskɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #39,191*
To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.

### ascribed
*verb · IPA /əˈskɹaɪbd/ · frequency rank #27,366*
simple past and past participle of ascribe

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