Which to use
“gazed” is a verb and “glaze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,734
- “gazed” frequency rank
- #20,125
- “glaze” frequency rank
- 55859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gazed | glaze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of gaze | The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gazed and glaze apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
gazed and glaze form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gazed is recorded at frequency rank #35,734, classified as averb, pronounced /ɡeɪzd/. glaze is at rank #20,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡleɪz/.
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 55859, this pair ranks #130,433 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering gazed vs glaze
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gazed”; for a noun, it's “glaze”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gazed” entry
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