# jailed vs jammed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jailed
*verb · IPA /d͡ʒeɪld/ · frequency rank #13,179*
simple past and past participle of jail

### jammed
*adjective · frequency rank #18,600*
Stuck.

## Source
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