# waited vs walled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waited
*verb · IPA /ˈweɪt.ɪd/ · frequency rank #4,642*
simple past and past participle of wait

### walled
*adjective · frequency rank #16,618*
Pertaining to a wall; surrounded by a wall

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