# were vs wired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### were
*verb · IPA /wə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #52*
second-person singular simple past indicative of be

### wired
*adjective · IPA /waɪəd/ · frequency rank #9,696*
Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

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