# played vs players

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### players
*noun · IPA /ˈpleɪɚz/ · frequency rank #507*
plural of player

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/played-vs-players