# planned vs played

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/planned-vs-played