# incorporate vs incorporated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### incorporate
*verb · IPA /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #8,947*
To include (something) as a part.

### incorporated
*adjective · IPA /ɪŋˈkɔːpəɹeɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #5,136*
Being a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.

## Source
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