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 eye mixes bigot and bigoted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bigot vs bigoted
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bigot is /ˈbɪɡət/ while bigoted is /ˈbɪɡətɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bigot” sits inside “bigoted”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of bigot vs bigoted
Shared letters: bgiot. Private to "bigot": -. Private to "bigoted": de.
"bigot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bigoted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bigot" and "bigoted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bigot" or "bigoted"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bigot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bigoted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,526 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bigot" and "bigoted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bidet vs bigot". 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 #178,526 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.