# pledged vs plugged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pledged
*verb · IPA /plɛd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #12,299*
simple past and past participle of pledge

### plugged
*adjective · IPA /plʌɡd/ · frequency rank #16,304*
Wearing a buttplug.

## Source
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