# occasional vs occasioned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### occasional
*adjective · IPA /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ · frequency rank #5,896*
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

### occasioned
*verb · IPA /əˈkeɪʒənd/ · frequency rank #48,388*
simple past and past participle of occasion

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