# confront vs confronted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### confront
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɹʌnt/ · frequency rank #9,588*
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

### confronted
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɹʌntɪd/ · frequency rank #9,026*
simple past and past participle of confront

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