# awaken vs awakened

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### awaken
*verb · IPA /əˈweɪkən/ · frequency rank #18,244*
To cause to become awake.

### awakened
*verb · IPA /əˈweɪkənd/ · frequency rank #19,527*
simple past and past participle of awaken

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