Which to use
“displace” and “displayed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,005
- “displace” frequency rank
- #5,320
- “displayed” frequency rank
- 35325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | displace | displayed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To put out of place; to disarrange. | simple past and past participle of display |
Where the eye mixes displace and displayed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: displace vs displayed
A purely visual mix-up. displace (/dɪsˈpleɪs/) and displayed (/dɪsˈpleɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
displace is recorded at frequency rank #30,005, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪsˈpleɪs/. displayed is at rank #5,320, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪsˈpleɪd/.
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 35325, this pair ranks #312,936 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of displace vs displayed
Shared letters: adeilps. Private to "displace": c. Private to "displayed": y.
"displace" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "displayed" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "displace" and "displayed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "displace" vs "displayed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "displace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "displayed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,936 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "displace" and "displayed" 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 #312,936 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.