# reinforce vs reinforced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reinforce
*verb · IPA /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ · frequency rank #11,594*
To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.

### reinforced
*verb · frequency rank #9,244*
simple past and past participle of reinforce

## Source
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