# reached vs rescued

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reached
*verb · IPA /ɹiːt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #1,495*
simple past and past participle of reach

### rescued
*verb · IPA /ˈɹɛs.kjuːd/ · frequency rank #7,841*
simple past and past participle of rescue

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