# sustain vs sustained

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sustain
*verb · IPA /səˈsteɪn/ · frequency rank #7,987*
To maintain, or keep in existence.

### sustained
*verb · IPA /səˈsteɪnd/ · frequency rank #5,272*
simple past and past participle of sustain

## Source
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