# employed vs employee

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### employed
*adjective · IPA /ɪmˈplɔɪd/ · frequency rank #3,486*
In a job; working.

### employee
*noun · IPA /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ · frequency rank #2,989*
A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

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