# corrected vs corrupted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### corrected
*verb · IPA /kəˈɹɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #7,666*
simple past and past participle of correct

### corrupted
*adjective · IPA /kəˈɹʌptɪd/ · frequency rank #15,137*
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.

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