# discarded vs discerned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### discarded
*verb · IPA /dɪsˈkɑɹdɪd/ · frequency rank #13,133*
simple past and past participle of discard

### discerned
*verb · IPA /dɪˈsɝnd/ · frequency rank #49,293*
simple past and past participle of discern

## Source
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