# possessed vs possessor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### possessed
*verb · IPA /pəˈzɛst/ · frequency rank #8,972*
simple past and past participle of possess

### possessor
*noun · IPA [pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #48,421*
Agent noun of possess; one who possesses

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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