Which to use
“added” and “arsed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #701
- “added” frequency rank
- #41,002
- “arsed” frequency rank
- 41703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | added | arsed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of add | simple past and past participle of arse. |
Where the eye mixes added and arsed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: added vs arsed
A purely visual mix-up. added (/ˈæd.əd/) and arsed (/ɑːst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
added is recorded at frequency rank #701, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈæd.əd/. arsed is at rank #41,002, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɑːst/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41703, this pair ranks #255,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of added vs arsed
Shared letters: ade. Private to "added": -. Private to "arsed": rs.
"added" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "arsed" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "added" and "arsed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "added" vs "arsed" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "added" and "arsed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "added" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arsed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "added" and "arsed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aced vs arsed". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #255,866 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.