# towed vs towne

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### towed
*verb · IPA /toʊd/ · frequency rank #17,737*
simple past and past participle of tow

### towne
*noun · frequency rank #40,931*
Obsolete form of town.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/towed-vs-towne