# defeated vs delegated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### defeated
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈfiːtəd/ · frequency rank #5,412*
Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

### delegated
*verb · IPA /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #25,349*
simple past and past participle of delegate

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