# watch vs watched

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### watch
*noun · IPA /ˈwɒt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #461*
A portable or wearable timepiece.

### 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/watch-vs-watched