# guarded vs guards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guarded
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/ · frequency rank #12,431*
simple past and past participle of guard

### guards
*noun · IPA /ɡɑːdz/ · frequency rank #4,160*
plural of guard

## Source
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