# attack vs attacked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### attack
*noun · IPA /əˈtæk/ · frequency rank #842*
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

### attacked
*verb · IPA /əˈtækt/ · frequency rank #2,874*
simple past and past participle of attack

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