# wreck vs wrecked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wreck
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛk/ · frequency rank #7,638*
Something or someone that has been ruined.

### wrecked
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛkt/ · frequency rank #12,718*
Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability.

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