# worse vs worsen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### worsen
*verb · IPA /ˈwɜːsn̩/ · frequency rank #27,032*
To make worse; to impair.

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