# chased vs coaxed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chased
*adjective · IPA /t͡ʃeɪst/ · frequency rank #10,510*
Pursued.

### coaxed
*verb · IPA /kəʊkst/ · frequency rank #47,536*
simple past and past participle of coax

## Source
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