# awaken vs awoken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### awoken
*verb · IPA /əˈwəʊkn̩/ · frequency rank #40,569*
past participle of awake

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