# washed vs wishes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wishes
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪʃɪz/ · frequency rank #3,994*
plural of wish

## Source
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