# ridden vs ride

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ridden
*verb · IPA /ˈɹɪd.n̩/ · frequency rank #12,671*
past participle of ride

### ride
*verb · IPA /ɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #1,498*
To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ridden-vs-ride