# seen vs self

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seen
*verb · IPA /siːn/ · frequency rank #281*
past participle of see

### self
*pronoun · IPA /ˈsɛlf/ · frequency rank #564*
Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

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