# ducked vs ducks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ducked
*verb · IPA /dʌkt/ · frequency rank #28,524*
simple past and past participle of duck

### ducks
*noun · IPA /dʌks/ · frequency rank #8,277*
plural of duck

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducked-vs-ducks