Which to use
“gifted” and “gutted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,429
- “gifted” frequency rank
- #17,153
- “gutted” frequency rank
- 25582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gifted | gutted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities. | Eviscerated. |
Where the eye mixes gifted and gutted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gifted and gutted follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gifted and gutted
A purely visual mix-up. gifted (/ˈɡɪftɪd/) and gutted (/ˈɡʌtɪd/) 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 25582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gifted is recorded at frequency rank #8,429, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɪftɪd/. gutted is at rank #17,153, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡʌtɪd/.
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 25582, this pair ranks #393,195 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gifted vs gutted
Shared letters: degt. Private to "gifted": fi. Private to "gutted": u.
"gifted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "gutted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gifted" for "gutted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gifted" vs "gutted" - 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 "gifted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gutted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,195 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gifted" and "gutted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gunter vs gutted". 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 #393,195 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.