# ended vs ends

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ended
*verb · IPA /ˈɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #1,269*
simple past and past participle of end

### ends
*noun · IPA /ɛndz/ · frequency rank #1,822*
plural of end

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