# procured vs produced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### procured
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈkjʊəd/ · frequency rank #26,208*
simple past and past participle of procure

### produced
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːst/ · frequency rank #1,436*
simple past and past participle of produce

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