# famed vs formed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### famed
*adjective · IPA /feɪmd/ · frequency rank #12,973*
Having fame; famous or noted.

### formed
*verb · IPA /fɔːmd/ · frequency rank #2,112*
simple past and past participle of form

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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