# eager vs eaten

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eager
*adjective · IPA /iɡə/ · frequency rank #6,781*
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

### eaten
*verb · IPA /ˈiː.tn̩/ · frequency rank #5,786*
past participle of eat

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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