Which to use
“ded” and “deeds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,281
- “ded” frequency rank
- #9,731
- “deeds” frequency rank
- 49012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ded | deeds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual). | plural of deed |
Letter map: ded vs deeds
Shared letters muted; letters that set ded and deeds apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - ded / deeds
ded and deeds are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ded is recorded at frequency rank #39,281, classified as anoun. deeds is at rank #9,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced /diːdz/.
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 49012, this pair ranks #187,670 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ded vs deeds
Shared letters: de. Private to "ded": -. Private to "deeds": s.
"ded" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "deeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deeds ← ddeeds · dedes · deds · deedds · deedss · deesd · ededs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ded" and "deeds" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ded" vs "deeds" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deeds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,670 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ded" and "deeds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ded vs dox". 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 #187,670 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.