# governed vs governor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### governed
*verb · IPA /ˈɡəvɚnd/ · frequency rank #8,936*
simple past and past participle of govern

### governor
*noun · IPA /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,998*
The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

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