# warned vs wasted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wasted
*adjective · IPA /ˈweɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #5,281*
Not profitably used.

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