Which to use
“patted” is a verb and “platter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,148
- “patted” frequency rank
- #21,026
- “platter” frequency rank
- 58174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patted | platter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of pat | A tray for serving foods. |
Letter map: patted vs platter
Shared letters muted; letters that set patted and platter apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. patted runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against platter's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for patted / platter
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: patted is averb and platteranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patted is recorded at frequency rank #37,148, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpatɪd/. platter is at rank #21,026, tagged as anoun.
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 58174, this pair ranks #114,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patted vs platter
Shared letters: aept. Private to "patted": d. Private to "platter": lr.
"patted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "platter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patted" for "platter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "patted" vs "platter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "patted" vs "platter" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "patted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patted" and "platter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pared vs patted". 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 #114,389 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.