# heighten vs heightened

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heighten
*verb · IPA /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/ · frequency rank #35,330*
To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

### heightened
*verb · IPA /ˈhaɪtənd/ · frequency rank #15,627*
simple past and past participle of heighten

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