# united vs unites

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### unites
*verb · IPA /juːˈnaɪts/ · frequency rank #24,046*
third-person singular simple present indicative of unite

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