# broke vs broken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### broke
*verb · IPA /bɹəʊk/ · frequency rank #1,477*
simple past of break

### broken
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ · frequency rank #1,387*
past participle of break

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