# discover vs discovered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### discover
*verb · IPA /dɪˈskʌvə/ · frequency rank #3,686*
To find or learn something for the first time.

### discovered
*verb · IPA /dɪsˈkʌvəd/ · frequency rank #1,855*
simple past and past participle of discover

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