# participaba vs participado

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### participaba
*verb · IPA [paɾt̪isiˈpaβ̞a] · frequency rank #22,444*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de participar.

### participado
*verb · IPA [paɾt̪isiˈpað̞o] · frequency rank #5,764*
Participio de participar.

## Source
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