# darned vs downed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### darned
*verb · IPA /dɑːnd/ · frequency rank #45,316*
simple past and past participle of darn

### downed
*verb · IPA /daʊnd/ · frequency rank #19,581*
simple past and past participle of down

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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