# verse vs versed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### verse
*noun · IPA /ˈvɝs/ · frequency rank #5,377*
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

### versed
*adjective · IPA /vɝst/ · frequency rank #21,972*
Knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience; familiar; practiced.

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