# phased vs pleased

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pleased
*adjective · IPA /pliːzd/ · frequency rank #3,384*
Happy, content.

## Source
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