Which to use
“conned” is a verb and “corned” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,229
- “conned” frequency rank
- #45,294
- “corned” frequency rank
- 80523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conned | corned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of con | Consisting of grains; granulated. |
Letter map: conned vs corned
Shared letters muted; letters that set conned and corned apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - conned and corned
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conned is averb and cornedanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “conned” becomes r in “corned”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conned is recorded at frequency rank #35,229, classified as averb, pronounced /kɒnd/. corned is at rank #45,294, tagged as anadj.
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 80523, this pair ranks #19,616 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conned vs corned
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "conned": -. Private to "corned": r.
"conned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "corned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conned" and "corned" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conned" or "corned"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "conned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,616 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conned" and "corned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corker vs corned". 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 #19,616 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.