# suffered vs sufferer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### suffered
*verb · IPA /ˈsʌfəd/ · frequency rank #2,919*
simple past and past participle of suffer

### sufferer
*noun · frequency rank #31,365*
One who suffers; one who is afflicted.

## Source
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