Which to use
“patten” is a noun and “pitted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,358
- “patten” frequency rank
- #23,631
- “pitted” frequency rank
- 56989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patten | pitted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs. | Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate. |
Letter map: patten vs pitted
Shared letters muted; letters that set patten and pitted apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. patten and pitted follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: patten vs pitted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: patten is anoun and pittedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patten is recorded at frequency rank #33,358, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpat(ə)n/. pitted is at rank #23,631, tagged as anadj.
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 56989, this pair ranks #122,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patten vs pitted
Shared letters: ept. Private to "patten": an. Private to "pitted": di.
"patten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pitted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patten" and "pitted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "patten" or "pitted"?
After this comparison
Pair "patten" vs "pitted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "patten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patten" and "pitted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paton vs patten". 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 #122,349 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.