# described vs describes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### describes
*verb · IPA /dəˈskɹaɪbz/ · frequency rank #3,619*
third-person singular simple present indicative of describe

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