Which to use
“cased” and “ceded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,121
- “cased” frequency rank
- #27,768
- “ceded” frequency rank
- 75889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cased | ceded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of case | simple past and past participle of cede |
Where the eye mixes cased and ceded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cased vs ceded
A purely visual mix-up. cased (/keɪst/) and ceded (/ˈsiːdɪd/) 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 75889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cased is recorded at frequency rank #48,121, classified as averb, pronounced /keɪst/. ceded is at rank #27,768, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsiːdɪd/.
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 75889, this pair ranks #31,744 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cased vs ceded
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cased": as. Private to "ceded": -.
"cased" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ceded" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cased" for "ceded" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cased" or "ceded"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cased" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ceded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,744 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cased" and "ceded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cased vs clasped". 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 #31,744 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.