Which to use
“committed” is a verb and “committees” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,246
- “committed” frequency rank
- #7,897
- “committees” frequency rank
- 10143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | committed | committees |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of commit | plural of committee |
Where the eye mixes committed and committees
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: committed vs committees
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: committed is /kəˈmɪtɪd/ while committees is /kəˈmɪtiz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10143, 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/. committees is at rank #7,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɪtiz/.
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 10143, this pair ranks #493,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of committed vs committees
Shared letters: ceimot. Private to "committed": d. Private to "committees": s.
"committed" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "committees" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- committed ← ccommitted · cmomitted · comimtted · comitted · commited · commitetd · committde · committedd
- committees ← ccommittees · cmomittees · comimttees · comittees · commitees · commitetes · committeess · committes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "committed" and "committees" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "committed" or "committees"?
What to do next
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 "committees" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "committed" and "committees" 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 #493,772 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.