# substitute vs substituted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### substitute
*verb · IPA /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ · frequency rank #5,455*
To use in place of something else, with the same function.

### substituted
*verb · IPA /ˈsʌbstɪtutɪd/ · frequency rank #15,710*
simple past and past participle of substitute

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