# work vs worked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### work
*noun · IPA /wɜː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #116*
Employment.

### worked
*verb · IPA /wɜːkt/ · frequency rank #725*
simple past and past participle of work

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