# pushed vs pusher

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pushed
*verb · IPA /pʊʃt/ · frequency rank #3,447*
simple past and past participle of push

### pusher
*noun · IPA /ˈpʊʃə/ · frequency rank #31,721*
Someone or something that pushes.

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