# diminish vs diminished

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### diminish
*verb · IPA /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ · frequency rank #15,801*
To make smaller.

### diminished
*verb · IPA /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/ · frequency rank #11,682*
simple past and past participle of diminish

## Source
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