# passed vs posse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### passed
*verb · IPA /pɑːst/ · frequency rank #1,281*
simple past and past participle of pass

### posse
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒs.i/ · frequency rank #23,072*
A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.

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