# worked vs worried

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### worried
*adjective · IPA /ˈwʌɹ.id/ · frequency rank #2,376*
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

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