# resemble vs resembled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### resemble
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ · frequency rank #10,754*
To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

### resembled
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈzɛmbl̩d/ · frequency rank #18,941*
simple past and past participle of resemble

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