# damaged vs damned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### damaged
*verb · IPA /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #3,684*
simple past and past participle of damage

### damned
*adjective · IPA /dæmd/ · frequency rank #8,655*
Godforsaken.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damaged-vs-damned