# counted vs courted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### counted
*verb · IPA /ˈkaʊntɪd/ · frequency rank #6,669*
simple past and past participle of count

### courted
*adjective · frequency rank #33,593*
Romantically pursued; wooed.

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