Which to use
“dealt” is a verb and “Deane” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,115
- “dealt” frequency rank
- #33,606
- “Deane” frequency rank
- 38721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dealt | Deane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of deal | A surname from Middle English, a variant of Dean. |
Letter map: dealt vs Deane
Shared letters muted; letters that set dealt and Deane apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dealt (CVVCC) and Deane (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for dealt / Deane
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dealt is averb and Deaneaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dealt is recorded at frequency rank #5,115, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdɛlt/. Deane is at rank #33,606, tagged as aname.
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 38721, this pair ranks #283,396 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dealt vs Deane
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dealt": lt. Private to "Deane": n.
"dealt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Deane" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dealt" and "Deane" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "dealt" or "Deane" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dealt" vs "Deane" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dealt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,396 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dealt" and "Deane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deane vs drape". 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 #283,396 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.