# ped vs posed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ped
*noun · IPA /pɛd/ · frequency rank #35,872*
A pedestrian.

### posed
*verb · IPA /pəʊzd/ · frequency rank #9,510*
simple past and past participle of pose

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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