# unite vs united

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unite
*verb · IPA /juˈnaɪt/ · frequency rank #8,373*
To bring together as one.

### united
*verb · IPA /juːˈnaɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #323*
simple past and past participle of unite

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