# hurdles vs hurled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hurdles
*noun · frequency rank #14,138*
A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.

### hurled
*verb · IPA /hɜːld/ · frequency rank #26,121*
simple past and past participle of hurl

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