Which to use
“disgrace” is a noun and “disgraced” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,681
- “disgrace” frequency rank
- #23,242
- “disgraced” frequency rank
- 33923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disgrace | disgraced |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. | Having been disgraced; having a damaged reputation. |
Letter map: disgrace vs disgraced
Shared letters muted; letters that set disgrace and disgraced apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. disgrace runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against disgraced's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: disgrace vs disgraced
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disgrace is anoun and disgracedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disgrace” sits inside “disgraced”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disgrace is recorded at frequency rank #10,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/. disgraced is at rank #23,242, tagged as anadj.
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 33923, this pair ranks #325,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disgrace vs disgraced
Shared letters: acdegirs. Private to "disgrace": -. Private to "disgraced": -.
"disgrace" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "disgraced" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "disgrace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disgraced" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disgrace" and "disgraced" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disgrace vs displace". 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 #325,240 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.