# trash vs trashed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### trash
*noun · IPA /tɹæʃ/ · frequency rank #3,534*
Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

### trashed
*verb · IPA /tɹæʃt/ · frequency rank #22,253*
simple past and past participle of trash

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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