# diseased vs diseases

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### diseased
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈziːzd/ · frequency rank #25,037*
Affected with or suffering from disease.

### diseases
*noun · IPA /dɪˈziː.zɪz/ · frequency rank #3,873*
plural of disease

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