Which to use
“endeared” is an adjective and “endured” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,898
- “endeared” frequency rank
- #13,336
- “endured” frequency rank
- 63234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endeared | endured |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having become treasured or precious; beloved. | simple past and past participle of endure |
Letter map: endeared vs endured
Shared letters muted; letters that set endeared and endured apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - endeared and endured
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: endeared is anadjective and enduredaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endeared is recorded at frequency rank #49,898, classified as anadj. endured is at rank #13,336, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈdʊɹd/.
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 63234, this pair ranks #84,065 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of endeared vs endured
Shared letters: denr. Private to "endeared": a. Private to "endured": u.
"endeared" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "endured" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "endeared" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endured" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,065 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endeared" and "endured" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endeared vs entered". 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 #84,065 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.