# change vs charged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### change
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #259*
To become something different.

### charged
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #2,382*
simple past and past participle of charge

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