# ate vs awed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ate
*verb · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #3,999*
simple past of eat

### awed
*verb · IPA /ɔːd/ · frequency rank #45,213*
simple past and past participle of awe

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