# worked vs worse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### worse
*adjective · IPA /wɜːs/ · frequency rank #1,381*
comparative form of bad: more bad

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