# protest vs protested

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### protest
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ · frequency rank #3,327*
To make a strong objection.

### protested
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈtɛstɪd/ · frequency rank #13,220*
simple past and past participle of protest

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