Which to use
“boiled” and “bottled” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,510
- “boiled” frequency rank
- #15,113
- “bottled” frequency rank
- 26623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boiled | bottled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of boil | simple past and past participle of bottle |
Letter map: boiled vs bottled
Shared letters muted; letters that set boiled and bottled apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on boiled vs bottled
boiled and bottled are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boiled is recorded at frequency rank #11,510, classified as averb, pronounced /bɔɪld/. bottled is at rank #15,113, tagged as averb.
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 26623, this pair ranks #385,319 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of boiled vs bottled
Shared letters: bdelo. Private to "boiled": i. Private to "bottled": t.
"boiled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "bottled" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "boiled" and "bottled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "boiled" vs "bottled" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "boiled" and "bottled".
- Full dictionary entry for "boiled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bottled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,319 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boiled" and "bottled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bottled vs butted". 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 #385,319 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.