# examine vs examined

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### examine
*verb · IPA /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ · frequency rank #5,325*
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.

### examined
*verb · IPA /ɪɡˈzæmɪnd/ · frequency rank #6,048*
simple past and past participle of examine

## Source
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