# recovered vs revered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### revered
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #18,678*
simple past and past participle of revere

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