Which to use
“bigot” is a noun and “bigoted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,902
- “bigot” frequency rank
- #27,071
- “bigoted” frequency rank
- 49973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bigot | bigoted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. | Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bigot and bigoted apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
bigot and bigoted form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bigot” sits inside “bigoted” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bigot is recorded at frequency rank #22,902, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɪɡət/. bigoted is at rank #27,071, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɪɡətɪd/.
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 49973, this pair ranks #178,526 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering bigot vs bigoted
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “bigot”; for an adjective, it's “bigoted”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bigot” entry
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