# understand vs understood

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### understand
*verb · IPA /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ · frequency rank #427*
To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

### understood
*adjective · IPA /ʌndəˈstʊd/ · frequency rank #2,603*
Having been comprehended.

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