Which to use
“lodged” and “longed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,211
- “lodged” frequency rank
- #26,496
- “longed” frequency rank
- 41707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lodged | longed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of lodge | simple past and past participle of long |
Where the eye mixes lodged and longed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lodged and longed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lodged vs longed
A purely visual mix-up. lodged (/lɑd͡ʒd/) and longed (/ˈlɔŋd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “lodged” becomes n in “longed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lodged is recorded at frequency rank #15,211, classified as averb, pronounced /lɑd͡ʒd/. longed is at rank #26,496, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈlɔŋd/.
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 41707, this pair ranks #255,822 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lodged vs longed
Shared letters: deglo. Private to "lodged": -. Private to "longed": n.
"lodged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "longed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lodged" and "longed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lodged" vs "longed" - 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 "lodged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,822 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lodged" and "longed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lodger vs longed". 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 #255,822 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.