# prude vs pruned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prude
*noun · IPA /pɹuːd/ · frequency rank #48,430*
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.

### pruned
*verb · IPA /pɹuːnd/ · frequency rank #48,986*
simple past and past participle of prune

## Source
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