# dismissal vs dismissed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dismissal
*noun · IPA [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ] · frequency rank #10,841*
The act of sending someone away.

### dismissed
*adjective · IPA /dɪsˈmɪst/ · frequency rank #5,122*
Not having been considered; treated as unimportant; rejected.

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