# plunged vs pronged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### plunged
*verb · IPA /plʌnd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #17,209*
simple past and past participle of plunge

### pronged
*adjective · frequency rank #38,111*
Having (a specified number or type of) prongs

## Source
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