# travelled vs traversed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### travelled
*adjective · IPA /ˈtɹævl̩d/ · frequency rank #7,405*
Standard spelling of traveled.

### traversed
*verb · IPA /tɹəˈvɝst/ · frequency rank #31,803*
simple past and past participle of traverse

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