# dashed vs dusted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dusted
*verb · IPA /ˈdʌstɪd/ · frequency rank #25,043*
simple past and past participle of dust

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