# sent vs soft

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sent
*verb · IPA /sɛnt/ · frequency rank #722*
simple past and past participle of send

### soft
*adjective · IPA /sɒft/ · frequency rank #2,130*
Easily giving way under pressure.

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