# embarrass vs embarrassed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### embarrass
*verb · IPA /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs/ · frequency rank #16,898*
to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

### embarrassed
*adjective · IPA /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ · frequency rank #6,570*
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

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