# deemed vs deems

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deemed
*verb · IPA /diːmd/ · frequency rank #5,210*
simple past and past participle of deem

### deems
*verb · IPA /diːmz/ · frequency rank #25,348*
third-person singular simple present indicative of deem

## Source
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