# pained vs pinned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pained
*adjective · IPA /peɪnd/ · frequency rank #32,111*
In pain, especially in an emotional sense.

### pinned
*verb · IPA /pɪnd/ · frequency rank #11,937*
simple past and past participle of pin

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