# received vs reserved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### reserved
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈzɝvd/ · frequency rank #5,352*
simple past and past participle of reserve

## Source
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