# hardened vs hastened

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hardened
*verb · IPA /ˈhɑːdn̩d/ · frequency rank #14,555*
simple past and past participle of harden

### hastened
*verb · IPA /ˈheɪsn̩d/ · frequency rank #40,279*
simple past and past participle of hasten

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