Which to use
“concealed” is a verb and “concealer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,830
- “concealed” frequency rank
- #31,927
- “concealer” frequency rank
- 42757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concealed | concealer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of conceal | Something that, or someone who, conceals. |
Letter map: concealed vs concealer
Shared letters muted; letters that set concealed and concealer apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. concealed and concealer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: concealed vs concealer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: concealed is averb and concealeranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “concealed” becomes r in “concealer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concealed is recorded at frequency rank #10,830, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsiːld/. concealer is at rank #31,927, tagged as anoun.
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 42757, this pair ranks #246,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concealed vs concealer
Shared letters: acelno. Private to "concealed": d. Private to "concealer": r.
"concealed" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "concealer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concealed" and "concealer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "concealed" or "concealer"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "concealed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concealer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concealed" and "concealer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceal vs concealer". 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 #246,331 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.