Which to use
“pasture” and “picture” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,151
- “pasture” frequency rank
- #777
- “picture” frequency rank
- 18928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasture | picture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding. | A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. |
Where the eye mixes pasture and picture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pasture (/ˈpɑːs.tjə/) and picture (/ˈpɪk.(t)ʃə/) 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 18928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasture is recorded at frequency rank #18,151, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑːs.tjə/. picture is at rank #777, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɪk.(t)ʃə/.
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 18928, this pair ranks #441,641 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasture vs picture
Shared letters: eprtu. Private to "pasture": as. Private to "picture": ci.
"pasture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "picture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV