# belated vs bloated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bloated
*verb · IPA /ˈbloʊtɪd/ · frequency rank #18,767*
simple past and past participle of bloat

## Source
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