Which to use
“incurred” and “interred” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,994
- “incurred” frequency rank
- #37,519
- “interred” frequency rank
- 50513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incurred | interred |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of incur | simple past and past participle of inter |
Letter map: incurred vs interred
Shared letters muted; letters that set incurred and interred apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. incurred and interred follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - incurred / interred
incurred and interred are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incurred is recorded at frequency rank #12,994, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkɝd/. interred is at rank #37,519, tagged as averb.
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 50513, this pair ranks #173,592 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incurred vs interred
Shared letters: deinr. Private to "incurred": cu. Private to "interred": t.
"incurred" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "interred" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incurred" and "interred" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "incurred" or "interred" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "incurred" and "interred".
- Full dictionary entry for "incurred" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interred" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,592 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incurred" and "interred" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intercede vs interred". 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 #173,592 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.