Fazed or phased?
fazed is an adjective meaning “Hesitant, frightened; daunted, disconcerted; perturbed, put off”; phased is an adjective meaning “Organized or structured chronologically in phases”. They sound the same (/ˈfeɪzd/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) phased is about 12 times as common as fazed.
What is the difference between fazed and phased?
| fazed | phased | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, verb | adjective, verb |
| Meaning | Hesitant, frightened; daunted, disconcerted; perturbed, put off | Organized or structured chronologically in phases |
| Example | none recorded | The government are planning a phased introduction of the reforms |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfeɪzd/ | /feɪzd/ |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words | 2.1 times per million words |
Sources: fazed and phased in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of fazed and phased
fazed
- 1
Hesitant, frightened; daunted, disconcerted; perturbed, put off
phased
- 1
Organized or structured chronologically in phases
The government are planning a phased introduction of the reforms
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, fazed or phased?
fazed appears about once in every 5 million words; phased 2.1 times per million words.
fazed about once in every 5 million wordsphased 2.1 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).