# baffled vs battled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### baffled
*verb · IPA /ˈbæfl̩d/ · frequency rank #18,021*
simple past and past participle of baffle

### battled
*adjective · frequency rank #20,295*
Battlemented.

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