# establish vs established

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### establish
*verb · IPA /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ · frequency rank #3,230*
To make stable or firm; to confirm.

### established
*verb · IPA /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/ · frequency rank #1,336*
simple past and past participle of establish

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