# rowdy vs rowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rowdy
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹaʊ̯di/ · frequency rank #22,203*
Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

### rowed
*verb · IPA /ɹəʊd/ · frequency rank #38,141*
simple past and past participle of row

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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