# hush vs hushed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hush
*verb · IPA /hʌʃ/ · frequency rank #15,629*
To become quiet.

### hushed
*adjective · IPA /hʌʃt/ · frequency rank #31,607*
Very quiet; expressed using soft tones.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hush-vs-hushed