# ridden vs ripen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ripen
*verb · IPA /ˈɹaɪpən/ · frequency rank #45,055*
to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)

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