Which to use
“consider” and “considered” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “consider” frequency rank
- #864
- “considered” frequency rank
- 1965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consider | considered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To think about seriously. | simple past and past participle of consider |
Where the eye mixes consider and considered
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: consider vs considered
A purely visual mix-up. consider (/kənˈsɪd.ə/) and considered (/kənˈsɪdɚd/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “consider” sits inside “considered”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consider is recorded at frequency rank #1,101, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsɪd.ə/. considered is at rank #864, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈsɪdɚd/.
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 1965, this pair ranks #526,185 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consider vs considered
Shared letters: cdeinors. Private to "consider": -. Private to "considered": -.
"consider" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "considered" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consider ← cconsider · cnosider · conisder · connsider · consdier · considder · considerr · considre
- considered ← cconsidered · cnosidered · conisdered · connsidered · consdiered · considdered · consideerd · considerde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consider" and "considered" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "consider" or "considered" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "considered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #526,185 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consider" and "considered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conifer vs consider". 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 #526,185 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.