# dared vs darn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dared
*verb · IPA /dɛəd/ · frequency rank #14,504*
simple past and past participle of dare

### darn
*adjective · IPA /dɑɹn/ · frequency rank #12,750*
Damn.

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