# require vs required

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### require
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ · frequency rank #1,736*
To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

### required
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/ · frequency rank #1,027*
simple past and past participle of require

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