# assessed vs assesses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### assessed
*verb · IPA /əˈsɛst/ · frequency rank #8,239*
simple past and past participle of assess

### assesses
*verb · IPA /əˈsɛsɪz/ · frequency rank #31,445*
third-person singular simple present indicative of assess

## Source
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