# waged vs wasted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waged
*adjective · IPA /weɪd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #22,546*
Receiving a wage.

### wasted
*adjective · IPA /ˈweɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #5,281*
Not profitably used.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waged-vs-wasted