# hurl vs hurled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hurl
*verb · IPA /hɜːl/ · frequency rank #32,438*
To throw (something) with force.

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

## Source
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