Which to use
“pitched” is a verb and “pitted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,080
- “pitched” frequency rank
- #23,631
- “pitted” frequency rank
- 32711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pitched | pitted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of pitch | Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate. |
Letter map: pitched vs pitted
Shared letters muted; letters that set pitched and pitted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pitched runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against pitted's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - pitched and pitted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pitched is averb and pittedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pitched is recorded at frequency rank #9,080, classified as averb, pronounced /pɪt͡ʃt/. 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 32711, this pair ranks #335,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pitched vs pitted
Shared letters: deipt. Private to "pitched": ch. Private to "pitted": -.
"pitched" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "pitted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pitched" for "pitted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pitched" or "pitted"?
What to do next
Pair "pitched" vs "pitted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pitched" 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 #335,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pitched" and "pitted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pinter vs pitted". 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 #335,556 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.