# escape vs escaped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### escape
*verb · IPA /ɪˈskeɪp/ · frequency rank #2,292*
To get free; to free oneself.

### escaped
*adjective · IPA /ɪˈskeɪpt/ · frequency rank #5,324*
Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.

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