Which to use
“courted” is an adjective and “curated” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,593
- “courted” frequency rank
- #16,205
- “curated” frequency rank
- 49798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courted | curated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romantically pursued; wooed. | simple past and past participle of curate |
Letter map: courted vs curated
Shared letters muted; letters that set courted and curated apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - courted and curated
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: courted is anadjective and curatedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courted is recorded at frequency rank #33,593, classified as anadj. curated is at rank #16,205, tagged as averb, pronounced /kjʊˈɹeɪtɪd/.
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 49798, this pair ranks #180,163 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courted vs curated
Shared letters: cdertu. Private to "courted": o. Private to "curated": a.
"courted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "curated" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "courted" and "curated" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "courted" vs "curated" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "courted" and "curated".
- Full dictionary entry for "courted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,163 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courted" and "curated" 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 #180,163 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.