# shipped vs stepped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shipped
*adjective · IPA /ʃɪpt/ · frequency rank #6,837*
Aboard a ship or other conveyance, as part of the cargo.

### stepped
*verb · IPA /stɛpt/ · frequency rank #5,165*
simple past and past participle of step

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