Which to use
“outrage” is a noun and “outraged” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,075
- “outrage” frequency rank
- #13,575
- “outraged” frequency rank
- 22650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outrage | outraged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. | simple past and past participle of outrage. |
Letter map: outrage vs outraged
Shared letters muted; letters that set outrage and outraged apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. outrage runs 7 letters (VVCCVCV) against outraged's 8 (VVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - outrage and outraged
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: outrage is anoun and outragedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “outrage” sits inside “outraged”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
outrage is recorded at frequency rank #9,075, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/. outraged is at rank #13,575, 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 22650, this pair ranks #415,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of outrage vs outraged
Shared letters: aegortu. Private to "outrage": -. Private to "outraged": d.
"outrage" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "outraged" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "outrage" and "outraged" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "outrage" vs "outraged" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "outrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outraged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "outrage" and "outraged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "outage vs outraged". 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 #415,012 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.