# searched vs seared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### searched
*verb · IPA /sɝt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #7,499*
simple past and past participle of search

### seared
*adjective · frequency rank #33,840*
blackened by heat; scorched; burned

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/searched-vs-seared