Which to use
“credited” is an adjective and “credits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,531
- “credited” frequency rank
- #4,519
- “credits” frequency rank
- 13050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | credited | credits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having something attributed to oneself. | plural of credit |
Where the eye mixes credited and credits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. credited runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against credits's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: credited vs credits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: credited is /ˈkɹɛd.ɪ.tɪd/ while credits is /ˈkɹɛdɪts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
credited is recorded at frequency rank #8,531, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɹɛd.ɪ.tɪd/. credits is at rank #4,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹɛdɪts/.
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 13050, this pair ranks #478,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of credited vs credits
Shared letters: cdeirt. Private to "credited": -. Private to "credits": s.
"credited" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "credits" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "credited" and "credits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "credited" vs "credits" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "credited" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "credits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "credited" and "credits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "credits vs crests". 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 #478,049 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.