# institute vs instituted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### institute
*noun · IPA /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ · frequency rank #1,663*
An organization founded to promote a cause

### instituted
*verb · IPA /ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːtɪd/ · frequency rank #15,433*
simple past and past participle of institute

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