# examined vs examiner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### examiner
*noun · IPA /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/ · frequency rank #14,527*
A person who investigates someone or something.

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