# destroyed vs destroyer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### destroyed
*verb · IPA /dɪˈstɹɔɪd/ · frequency rank #2,437*
simple past and past participle of destroy

### destroyer
*noun · IPA /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/ · frequency rank #14,935*
That which destroys something.

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