Which to use
“pirated” and “pitted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,017
- “pirated” frequency rank
- #23,631
- “pitted” frequency rank
- 58648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pirated | pitted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of pirate. | Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate. |
Letter map: pirated vs pitted
Shared letters muted; letters that set pirated and pitted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pirated runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pitted's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: pirated and pitted
pirated and pitted are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pirated is recorded at frequency rank #35,017, classified as anadj. 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 58648, this pair ranks #111,194 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pirated vs pitted
Shared letters: deipt. Private to "pirated": ar. Private to "pitted": -.
"pirated" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pitted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pirated" for "pitted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pirated" vs "pitted" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pirated" and "pitted".
- Full dictionary entry for "pirated" 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 #111,194 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pirated" and "pitted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pirated vs pleated". 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 #111,194 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.