# penned vs planned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### penned
*verb · IPA /pɛnd/ · frequency rank #17,690*
simple past and past participle of pen

### planned
*verb · IPA /plænd/ · frequency rank #2,085*
simple past and past participle of plan

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