# wandered vs wanderer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wandered
*verb · IPA /ˈwɑndɚd/ · frequency rank #15,941*
simple past and past participle of wander

### wanderer
*noun · IPA /ˈwɑndəɹɚ/ · frequency rank #28,787*
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

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