# placed vs played

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### played
*verb · IPA /pleɪd/ · frequency rank #590*
simple past and past participle of play

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