# pondered vs powered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pondered
*verb · IPA /ˈpɑn.dɚd/ · frequency rank #35,023*
simple past and past participle of ponder

### powered
*adjective · frequency rank #4,700*
Having its own source of power, or a named source.

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