# injure vs injured

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### injure
*verb · IPA /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ · frequency rank #20,392*
To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

### injured
*verb · IPA /ˈɪnd͡ʒɚd/ · frequency rank #2,948*
simple past and past participle of injure

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