# pursue vs pursued

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pursue
*verb · IPA /pəˈsjuː/ · frequency rank #4,624*
To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.

### pursued
*verb · IPA /pəˈsjuːd/ · frequency rank #8,474*
simple past and past participle of pursue

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