Which to use
“graded” and “guided” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,034
- “graded” frequency rank
- #6,474
- “guided” frequency rank
- 22508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graded | guided |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of grade | simple past and past participle of guide |
Where the eye mixes graded and guided
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between graded and guided
A purely visual mix-up. graded (/ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/) and guided (/ˈɡaɪdɪd/) 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 22508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graded is recorded at frequency rank #16,034, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/. guided is at rank #6,474, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡaɪdɪd/.
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 22508, this pair ranks #416,076 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of graded vs guided
Shared letters: deg. Private to "graded": ar. Private to "guided": iu.
"graded" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "guided" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "graded" and "guided" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "graded" or "guided" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "graded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guided" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,076 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graded" and "guided" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glades vs graded". 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 #416,076 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.