# warden vs warned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### warden
*noun · IPA /ˈwɔːdən/ · frequency rank #12,528*
A guard or watchman.

### warned
*verb · IPA /wɔɹnd/ · frequency rank #5,380*
simple past and past participle of warn

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warden-vs-warned