# ashamed vs assumed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ashamed
*adjective · IPA /əˈʃeɪmd/ · frequency rank #6,437*
Feeling shame or guilt.

### assumed
*verb · IPA /əˈsjuːmd/ · frequency rank #3,669*
simple past and past participle of assume

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