Which to use
“numbered” is a verb and “Numbers” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,374
- “numbered” frequency rank
- #1,126
- “Numbers” frequency rank
- 10500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | numbered | Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of number | The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah. |
Letter map: numbered vs Numbers
Shared letters muted; letters that set numbered and Numbers apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for numbered / Numbers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: numbered is averb and Numbersaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
numbered is recorded at frequency rank #9,374, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈnʌmbɚd/. Numbers is at rank #1,126, tagged as aname.
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 10500, this pair ranks #492,009 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of numbered vs Numbers
Shared letters: bemnru. Private to "numbered": d. Private to "Numbers": s.
"numbered" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Numbers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "numbered" and "Numbers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "numbered" vs "Numbers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "numbered" and "Numbers".
- Full dictionary entry for "numbered" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Numbers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #492,009 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "numbered" and "Numbers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Numbers vs numbness". 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 #492,009 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.