# designed vs designer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### designed
*verb · IPA /dɪˈzaɪnd/ · frequency rank #1,165*
simple past and past participle of design

### designer
*noun · IPA /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ · frequency rank #3,479*
A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

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