# compelled vs competed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### compelled
*adjective · IPA /kəmˈpɛld/ · frequency rank #10,829*
Driven; forced.

### competed
*verb · IPA /kəmˈpiːtɪd/ · frequency rank #14,725*
simple past and past participle of compete

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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