# watched vs watches

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### watches
*verb · IPA /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/ · frequency rank #6,110*
third-person singular simple present indicative of watch

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