Which to use
“conceited” is an adjective and “contented” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,585
- “conceited” frequency rank
- #30,378
- “contented” frequency rank
- 63963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conceited | contented |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain. | simple past and past participle of content |
Letter map: conceited vs contented
Shared letters muted; letters that set conceited and contented apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: conceited vs contented
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conceited is anadjective and contentedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conceited is recorded at frequency rank #33,585, classified as anadj. contented is at rank #30,378, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈtɛntɪd/.
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 63963, this pair ranks #80,175 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conceited vs contented
Shared letters: cdenot. Private to "conceited": i. Private to "contented": -.
"conceited" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "contented" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conceited" and "contented" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conceited" or "contented"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "conceited" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contented" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,175 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conceited" and "contented" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contented vs contorted". 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 #80,175 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.