# recovered vs recovery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### recovered
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkʌvɚd/ · frequency rank #4,706*
simple past and past participle of recover

### recovery
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ · frequency rank #2,591*
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

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