# thawed vs traced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

## Source
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