Which to use
“appraisal” is a noun and “appraised” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,404
- “appraisal” frequency rank
- #37,800
- “appraised” frequency rank
- 54204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appraisal | appraised |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act or process of developing an opinion of value. | simple past and past participle of appraise |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set appraisal and appraised apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: appraisal is /əˈpɹeɪzəl/ while appraised is /əˈpɹeɪzd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appraisal is recorded at frequency rank #16,404, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈpɹeɪzəl/. appraised is at rank #37,800, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈpɹeɪzd/.
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 54204, this pair ranks #142,895 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of appraisal vs appraised
Shared letters: aiprs. Private to "appraisal": l. Private to "appraised": de.
"appraisal" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "appraised" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "appraisal" and "appraised" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "appraisal" or "appraised"?
Remembering appraisal vs appraised
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “appraisal”; for a verb, it's “appraised”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “appraisal” entry
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