# deferred vs deserved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deferred
*verb · IPA /dɪˈfɜːd/ · frequency rank #14,103*
simple past and past participle of defer

### deserved
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈzɜːvd/ · frequency rank #5,673*
fair; merited.

## Source
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