Which to use
“group” is a noun and “grouped” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #241
- “group” frequency rank
- #14,552
- “grouped” frequency rank
- 14793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | group | grouped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. | simple past and past participle of group |
Where the eye mixes group and grouped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: group vs grouped
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: group is /ɡɹuːp/ while grouped is /ɡɹuːpt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “group” sits inside “grouped”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
group is recorded at frequency rank #241, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɹuːp/. grouped is at rank #14,552, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɡɹuːpt/.
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 14793, this pair ranks #467,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of group vs grouped
Shared letters: gopru. Private to "group": -. Private to "grouped": de.
"group" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "grouped" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "group" for "grouped" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "group" or "grouped" 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 "group" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grouped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #467,911 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "group" and "grouped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grooved vs grouped". 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 #467,911 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.