# cease vs ceased

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cease
*verb · IPA /sis/ · frequency rank #6,769*
To stop.

### ceased
*verb · IPA /siːst/ · frequency rank #9,450*
simple past and past participle of cease

## Source
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