# bent vs bust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bust
*verb · IPA /ˈbʌst/ · frequency rank #6,662*
To break.

## Source
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