# pressed vs preyed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pressed
*verb · IPA /pɹɛst/ · frequency rank #5,902*
simple past and past participle of press

### preyed
*verb · IPA /pɹeɪd/ · frequency rank #41,823*
simple past and past participle of prey

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