Which to use
“committed” is a verb and “committee” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,246
- “committed” frequency rank
- #1,046
- “committee” frequency rank
- 3292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | committed | committee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of commit | A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols. |
Where the eye mixes committed and committee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between committed and committee
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: committed is /kəˈmɪtɪd/ while committee is /kəˈmɪt.i/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “committed” becomes e in “committee”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
committed is recorded at frequency rank #2,246, classified as averb, pronounced /kəˈmɪtɪd/. committee is at rank #1,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɪt.i/.
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 3292, this pair ranks #522,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of committed vs committee
Shared letters: ceimot. Private to "committed": d. Private to "committee": -.
"committed" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "committee" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "committed" for "committee" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "committed" or "committee" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "committed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "committee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #522,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "committed" and "committee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "committal vs committed". 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 #522,533 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.