# phased vs placed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### phased
*verb · IPA /feɪzd/ · frequency rank #18,916*
simple past and past participle of phase

### placed
*verb · IPA /pleɪst/ · frequency rank #1,491*
simple past and past participle of place

## Source
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