# wiped vs wired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wiped
*verb · IPA /waɪpt/ · frequency rank #8,878*
simple past and past participle of wipe

### 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/wiped-vs-wired