# watered vs weathered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### watered
*verb · IPA /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #18,735*
simple past and past participle of water

### weathered
*adjective · frequency rank #24,054*
Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.

## Source
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