# engaged vs engages

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### engaged
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #2,890*
simple past and past participle of engage

### engages
*verb · frequency rank #17,356*
third-person singular simple present indicative of engage

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