# darker vs darted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### darker
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɑɹkɚ/ · frequency rank #7,904*
comparative form of dark: more dark

### darted
*verb · IPA /ˈdɑɹtɪd/ · frequency rank #48,174*
simple past and past participle of dart

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