# drawn vs drown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drawn
*verb · IPA /dɹɔːn/ · frequency rank #2,829*
past participle of draw

### drown
*verb · IPA /dɹaʊn/ · frequency rank #11,534*
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawn-vs-drown