# lashed vs loathed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lashed
*verb · IPA /læʃt/ · frequency rank #28,609*
simple past and past participle of lash

### loathed
*adjective · frequency rank #40,782*
Nonstandard form of loath.

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