Which to use
“gazed” and “graded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,734
- “gazed” frequency rank
- #16,034
- “graded” frequency rank
- 51768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gazed | graded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of gaze | simple past and past participle of grade |
Where the eye mixes gazed and graded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gazed with graded
A purely visual mix-up. gazed (/ɡeɪzd/) and graded (/ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/) 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 51768, 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/. graded is at rank #16,034, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/.
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 51768, this pair ranks #162,688 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gazed vs graded
Shared letters: adeg. Private to "gazed": z. Private to "graded": r.
"gazed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "graded" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gazed" and "graded" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gazed" vs "graded" - 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 "graded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,688 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gazed" and "graded" 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 #162,688 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.