# kicked vs kicker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kicked
*verb · IPA /kɪkt/ · frequency rank #3,765*
simple past and past participle of kick

### kicker
*noun · IPA /ˈkɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #16,952*
One who kicks.

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