Which to use
“chimed” and “coiled” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,116
- “chimed” frequency rank
- #32,738
- “coiled” frequency rank
- 76854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chimed | coiled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of chime | simple past and past participle of coil |
Where the eye mixes chimed and coiled
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chimed and coiled
A purely visual mix-up. chimed (/t͡ʃaɪmd/) and coiled (/kɔɪld/) 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 76854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chimed is recorded at frequency rank #44,116, classified as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃaɪmd/. coiled is at rank #32,738, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɔɪld/.
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 76854, this pair ranks #28,942 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chimed vs coiled
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "chimed": hm. Private to "coiled": lo.
"chimed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "coiled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chimed" and "coiled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chimed" or "coiled"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chimed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coiled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,942 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chimed" and "coiled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chimed vs chives". 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 #28,942 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.