# ducked vs dusted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dusted
*verb · IPA /ˈdʌstɪd/ · frequency rank #25,043*
simple past and past participle of dust

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