# conferred vs confessed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conferred
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɝd/ · frequency rank #17,575*
simple past and past participle of confer

### confessed
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɛst/ · frequency rank #10,669*
simple past and past participle of confess

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