Which to use
“experiment” and “experiments” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,751
- “experiment” frequency rank
- #5,126
- “experiments” frequency rank
- 8877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experiment | experiments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. | plural of experiment |
Where the eye mixes experiment and experiments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: experiment vs experiments
A purely visual mix-up. experiment (/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/) and experiments (/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənts/) 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 extra letter(s) - “experiment” sits inside “experiments”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
experiment is recorded at frequency rank #3,751, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/. experiments is at rank #5,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənts/.
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 8877, this pair ranks #500,248 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of experiment vs experiments
Shared letters: eimnprtx. Private to "experiment": -. Private to "experiments": s.
"experiment" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "experiments" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experiment ← epxeriment · exepriment · expeirment · experiemnt · experimennt · experimentt · experimetn · experimment
- experiments ← epxeriments · exepriments · expeirments · experiemnts · experimennts · experimenst · experimentss · experimentts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "experiment" and "experiments" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "experiment" or "experiments"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "experiment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "experiments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #500,248 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experiment" and "experiments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expedient vs experiment". 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 #500,248 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.