# darted vs dashed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dashed
*verb · IPA /dæʃt/ · frequency rank #20,085*
past participle of dash

## Source
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