# sealed vs soiled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sealed
*verb · IPA /siːld/ · frequency rank #5,917*
simple past and past participle of seal

### soiled
*verb · IPA /ˈsɔɪld/ · frequency rank #30,237*
simple past and past participle of soil

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