# sentenced vs sentences

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sentenced
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛntənst/ · frequency rank #6,179*
simple past and past participle of sentence

### sentences
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛntənsɪz/ · frequency rank #5,837*
plural of sentence

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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