# sponsor vs sponsored

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sponsor
*noun · IPA /ˈspɒn.sə/ · frequency rank #6,742*
A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.

### sponsored
*verb · frequency rank #4,896*
simple past and past participle of sponsor

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