# coupled vs culled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coupled
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌpəld/ · frequency rank #7,438*
simple past and past participle of couple

### culled
*verb · IPA /kʌld/ · frequency rank #34,848*
simple past and past participle of cull

## Source
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