Which to use
“cased” is a verb and “coed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,121
- “cased” frequency rank
- #32,735
- “coed” frequency rank
- 80856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cased | coed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of case | Alternative form of co-ed. |
Letter map: cased vs coed
Shared letters muted; letters that set cased and coed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cased runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against coed's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cased and coed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cased is averb and coedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80856, 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/. coed is at rank #32,735, tagged as anadj.
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 80856, this pair ranks #18,912 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cased vs coed
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cased": as. Private to "coed": o.
"cased" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "coed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cased" and "coed" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cased" or "coed"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cased" vs "coed" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cased" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,912 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cased" and "coed" 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 #18,912 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.