# freed vs fretted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### freed
*verb · IPA /fɹiːd/ · frequency rank #8,931*
simple past and past participle of free

### fretted
*verb · IPA /ˈfɹɛtɪd/ · frequency rank #47,633*
simple past and past participle of fret

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