# suspected vs suspended

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### suspected
*adjective · IPA /səsˈpɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #5,634*
believed to be a cause or at fault.

### suspended
*adjective · IPA /səˈspɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #4,193*
Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.

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