Which to use
“figured” and “fingered” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,691
- “figured” frequency rank
- #26,088
- “fingered” frequency rank
- 29779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figured | fingered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of figure | simple past and past participle of finger |
Where the eye mixes figured and fingered
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses figured with fingered
A purely visual mix-up. figured (/ˈfɪɡəd/) and fingered (/ˈfɪŋɡəd/) 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 29779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figured is recorded at frequency rank #3,691, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfɪɡəd/. fingered is at rank #26,088, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfɪŋɡəd/.
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 29779, this pair ranks #360,091 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figured vs fingered
Shared letters: defgir. Private to "figured": u. Private to "fingered": n.
"figured" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "fingered" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figured" and "fingered" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "figured" vs "fingered" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "figured" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fingered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,091 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figured" and "fingered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtered vs fingered". 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 #360,091 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.