# hijacked vs hijacker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hijacked
*verb · IPA /ˈhaɪ.dʒækt/ · frequency rank #19,858*
simple past and past participle of hijack

### hijacker
*noun · IPA /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/ · frequency rank #49,393*
Someone who hijacks.

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