# delivered vs delivery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delivered
*verb · IPA /dɪˈlɪv.əd/ · frequency rank #2,386*
simple past and past participle of deliver

### delivery
*noun · IPA /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ · frequency rank #2,528*
The act of conveying something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delivered-vs-delivery