Which to use
“courted” is an adjective and “courtier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,593
- “courted” frequency rank
- #44,714
- “courtier” frequency rank
- 78307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courted | courtier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romantically pursued; wooed. | A person in attendance at a royal court. |
Letter map: courted vs courtier
Shared letters muted; letters that set courted and courtier apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. courted runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against courtier's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: courted vs courtier
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: courted is anadjective and courtieranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courted is recorded at frequency rank #33,593, classified as anadj. courtier is at rank #44,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔɹtiɚ/.
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 78307, this pair ranks #24,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courted vs courtier
Shared letters: ceortu. Private to "courted": d. Private to "courtier": i.
"courted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "courtier" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "courted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courtier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courted" and "courtier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courtier vs courtiers". 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 #24,933 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.