# lighted vs lighten

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lighted
*verb · IPA /ˈlaɪtəd/ · frequency rank #23,588*
simple past and past participle of light

### lighten
*verb · IPA /ˈlaɪ.tn̩/ · frequency rank #18,357*
To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.

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