# disappear vs disappeared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### disappear
*verb · IPA /dɪsəˈpɪə/ · frequency rank #6,131*
To vanish.

### disappeared
*adjective · IPA /dɪsəˈpɪəd/ · frequency rank #4,594*
Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.

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