# fought vs fraught

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fought
*verb · IPA /fɔːt/ · frequency rank #3,060*
simple past and past participle of fight

### fraught
*noun · IPA /fɹɔːt/ · frequency rank #24,758*
The hire of a boat or ship to transport cargo.

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