Which to use
“conned” and “counted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,229
- “conned” frequency rank
- #6,669
- “counted” frequency rank
- 41898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conned | counted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of con | simple past and past participle of count |
Where the eye mixes conned and counted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conned vs counted
A purely visual mix-up. conned (/kɒnd/) and counted (/ˈkaʊntɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41898, 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/. counted is at rank #6,669, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkaʊntɪd/.
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 41898, this pair ranks #254,117 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conned vs counted
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "conned": -. Private to "counted": tu.
"conned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "counted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conned" and "counted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conned" or "counted"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "conned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "counted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,117 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conned" and "counted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaxed vs conned". 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 #254,117 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.