# behaved vs belated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### behaved
*verb · IPA /bɪˈheɪvd/ · frequency rank #13,100*
simple past and past participle of behave

### belated
*verb · IPA /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #28,128*
simple past and past participle of belate

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