# walked vs wilted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wilted
*adjective · frequency rank #47,423*
Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

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