# preach vs preached

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### preach
*verb · IPA /pɹiːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #11,441*
To give a sermon.

### preached
*verb · IPA /priːt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #17,925*
simple past and past participle of preach

## Source
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