# scared vs scarred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scared
*adjective · IPA /skɛəd/ · frequency rank #2,500*
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

### scarred
*verb · IPA /skɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #20,486*
simple past and past participle of scar

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