# open vs owed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### open
*adjective · IPA /ˈəʊ.pən/ · frequency rank #314*
Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.

### owed
*verb · IPA /oʊd/ · frequency rank #8,838*
simple past and past participle of owe

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