# haunted vs hounded

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### haunted
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɔːntɪd/ · frequency rank #8,674*
Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

### hounded
*verb · IPA /ˈhaʊndɪd/ · frequency rank #41,680*
simple past and past participle of hound

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