# believed vs believes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### believed
*verb · IPA /bɪˈliːvd/ · frequency rank #1,810*
simple past and past participle of believe

### believes
*verb · IPA /bɪˈliːvz/ · frequency rank #3,409*
third-person singular simple present indicative of believe

## Source
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