# praised vs promised

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### praised
*verb · IPA /pɹeɪzd/ · frequency rank #6,950*
simple past and past participle of praise

### promised
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɒm.ɪst/ · frequency rank #3,079*
Predicted; expected; anticipated.

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