# lacked vs looked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lacked
*verb · IPA /lækt/ · frequency rank #9,622*
simple past and past participle of lack

### looked
*verb · IPA /lʊkt/ · frequency rank #811*
simple past and past participle of look

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