# teared vs traced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teared
*verb · IPA /tɪə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #47,956*
simple past and past participle of tear (“produce liquid from the eyes”)

### traced
*verb · IPA /ˈtɹeɪst/ · frequency rank #9,679*
simple past and past participle of trace

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