# encrypt vs encrypted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### encrypt
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/ · frequency rank #38,823*
To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

### encrypted
*adjective · frequency rank #16,701*
Being in code; having been encrypted.

## Source
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