# sailed vs skilled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sailed
*verb · IPA /seɪld/ · frequency rank #11,109*
simple past and past participle of sail

### skilled
*adjective · IPA /skɪld/ · frequency rank #5,841*
Having or showing skill; skillful.

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