# dispose vs disposed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dispose
*verb · IPA /dɪsˈpoʊz/ · frequency rank #14,314*
To eliminate or to get rid of something.

### disposed
*verb · IPA /dɪˈspoʊzd/ · frequency rank #13,903*
simple past and past participle of dispose

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