# slashed vs smashed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slashed
*verb · IPA /slæʃt/ · frequency rank #23,103*
simple past and past participle of slash

### smashed
*adjective · IPA /smæʃt/ · frequency rank #9,100*
Extensively broken; especially, in shards.

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