# tired vs tried

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tired
*verb · IPA [ˈtaɪ̯əd] · frequency rank #2,021*
simple past and past participle of tire

### tried
*adjective · IPA /tɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #724*
Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tired-vs-tried