# walked vs wanted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### walked
*verb · IPA /wɔːkt/ · frequency rank #2,187*
simple past and past participle of walk

### wanted
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɒntɪd/ · frequency rank #439*
Wished for; desired; sought.

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