# bent vs bind

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bent
*verb · IPA /bɛnt/ · frequency rank #7,199*
simple past and past participle of bend

### bind
*verb · IPA /baɪnd/ · frequency rank #10,331*
To tie; to confine by any ligature.

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