# delayed vs deleted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delayed
*verb · IPA /dəˈleɪd/ · frequency rank #5,116*
simple past and past participle of delay

### deleted
*adjective · frequency rank #5,317*
Having been deleted or eliminated; absent from the final version.

## Source
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