# teased vs treated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teased
*verb · IPA /tiːzd/ · frequency rank #19,229*
simple past and past participle of tease

### treated
*verb · IPA /ˈtɹiːtɪd/ · frequency rank #2,022*
simple past and past participle of treat

## Source
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