# washed vs watched

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### washed
*verb · IPA /wɒʃt/ · frequency rank #6,109*
simple past and past participle of wash

### watched
*verb · IPA /wɑt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #1,975*
simple past and past participle of watch

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