# played vs preyed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### preyed
*verb · IPA /pɹeɪd/ · frequency rank #41,823*
simple past and past participle of prey

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