# stepped vs stripped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stripped
*adjective · IPA /stɹɪpt/ · frequency rank #9,105*
Made of strips.

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepped-vs-stripped