# marred vs mashed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### marred
*adjective · IPA /mɑːd/ · frequency rank #25,839*
Spoiled; harmed or damaged.

### mashed
*verb · IPA /mæʃt/ · frequency rank #17,410*
simple past and past participle of mash

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