# purchase vs purchased

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### purchase
*noun · IPA /ˈpɝ.t͡ʃəs/ · frequency rank #2,011*
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

### purchased
*verb · IPA /ˈpɝt͡ʃəst/ · frequency rank #3,191*
simple past and past participle of purchase

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