# used vs USSR

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### used
*verb · IPA /juːzd/ · frequency rank #156*
simple past and past participle of use

### USSR
*name · IPA /ˌjuː.ɛs.ɛsˈɑː/ · frequency rank #9,686*
A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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