# painted vs parted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### painted
*verb · IPA /ˈpeɪn.tɪd/ · frequency rank #3,968*
simple past and past participle of paint

### parted
*verb · IPA /ˈpɑɹtɪd/ · frequency rank #16,296*
simple past and past participle of part

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painted-vs-parted