# seated vs swayed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seated
*verb · IPA /ˈsiːtɪd/ · frequency rank #8,483*
simple past and past participle of seat

### swayed
*verb · IPA /sweɪd/ · frequency rank #22,518*
simple past and past participle of sway

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