Which to use
“gazed” and “glued” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,734
- “gazed” frequency rank
- #16,926
- “glued” frequency rank
- 52660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gazed | glued |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of gaze | simple past and past participle of glue |
Where the eye mixes gazed and glued
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gazed with glued
A purely visual mix-up. gazed (/ɡeɪzd/) and glued (/ɡluːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52660, 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/. glued is at rank #16,926, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡluːd/.
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 52660, this pair ranks #155,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gazed vs glued
Shared letters: deg. Private to "gazed": az. Private to "glued": lu.
"gazed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "glued" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gazed" for "glued" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gazed" vs "glued" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gazed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glued" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gazed" and "glued" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gazed vs glazer". 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 #155,202 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.