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“heated” and “heeded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,146
- “heated” frequency rank
- #41,667
- “heeded” frequency rank
- 47813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heated | heeded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of heat | simple past and past participle of heed |
Where the eye mixes heated and heeded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: heated vs heeded
A purely visual mix-up. heated (/ˈhiːtɪd/) and heeded (/ˈhiːdɪd/) 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 47813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heated is recorded at frequency rank #6,146, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhiːtɪd/. heeded is at rank #41,667, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhiːdɪd/.
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 47813, this pair ranks #198,974 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heated vs heeded
Shared letters: deh. Private to "heated": at. Private to "heeded": -.
"heated" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "heeded" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "heated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heeded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,974 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heated" and "heeded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedged vs heeded". 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 #198,974 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.