Which to use
“courted” is an adjective and “coveted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,593
- “courted” frequency rank
- #18,525
- “coveted” frequency rank
- 52118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courted | coveted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romantically pursued; wooed. | simple past and past participle of covet |
Letter map: courted vs coveted
Shared letters muted; letters that set courted and coveted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. courted (CVVCCVC) and coveted (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - courted and coveted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: courted is anadjective and covetedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courted is recorded at frequency rank #33,593, classified as anadj. coveted is at rank #18,525, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkʌvɪtɪd/.
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 52118, this pair ranks #159,731 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courted vs coveted
Shared letters: cdeot. Private to "courted": ru. Private to "coveted": v.
"courted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "coveted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "courted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coveted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,731 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courted" and "coveted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courted vs crusted". 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 #159,731 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.