# thaw vs thawed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thaw
*verb · IPA /θɔː/ · frequency rank #23,130*
To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

### thawed
*verb · IPA /θɔːd/ · frequency rank #41,422*
simple past and past participle of thaw

## Source
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