# warned vs waxed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### waxed
*verb · IPA /ˈwækst/ · frequency rank #26,304*
simple past and past participle of wax

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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