# phoned vs phony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### phoned
*verb · IPA /fəʊnd/ · frequency rank #20,182*
simple past and past participle of phone

### phony
*adjective · IPA /ˈfoʊni/ · frequency rank #18,394*
Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

## Source
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