# harden vs harmed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### harden
*verb · IPA /ˈhɑɹdn̩/ · frequency rank #14,554*
To become hard.

### harmed
*verb · IPA /hɑɹmd/ · frequency rank #15,422*
simple past and past participle of harm

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harden-vs-harmed