# describe vs described

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### describe
*verb · IPA /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #2,671*
To represent in words.

### described
*verb · IPA /dɪˈskɹaɪbd/ · frequency rank #1,074*
simple past and past participle of describe

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