# penetrate vs penetrated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### penetrate
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #13,977*
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

### penetrated
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #20,734*
simple past and past participle of penetrate

## Source
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