# tanked vs tended

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tanked
*verb · IPA /ˈtæŋkt/ · frequency rank #39,603*
simple past and past participle of tank

### tended
*verb · IPA /ˈtɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #10,460*
simple past and past participle of tend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanked-vs-tended