# received vs receiver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### received
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈsiːvd/ · frequency rank #720*
simple past and past participle of receive

### receiver
*noun · IPA /ɹəˈsi.vɚ/ · frequency rank #6,172*
A person who receives.

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