# deemed vs deepen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### deepen
*verb · IPA /ˈdiːpən/ · frequency rank #22,639*
To make deep or deeper

## Source
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