# earned vs erred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### earned
*verb · IPA /ɝnd/ · frequency rank #2,729*
simple past and past participle of earn

### erred
*verb · IPA /ɜːd/ · frequency rank #36,542*
simple past and past participle of err

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