# enforce vs enforced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### enforce
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈfoɹs/ · frequency rank #7,559*
To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

### enforced
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈfoɹst/ · frequency rank #9,743*
simple past and past participle of enforce

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