Which to use
“plied” and “priced” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,557
- “plied” frequency rank
- #7,485
- “priced” frequency rank
- 57042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plied | priced |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of ply | simple past and past participle of price |
Where the eye mixes plied and priced
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. plied runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against priced's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between plied and priced
A purely visual mix-up. plied (/plaɪd/) and priced (/pɹaɪst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plied is recorded at frequency rank #49,557, classified as averb, pronounced /plaɪd/. priced is at rank #7,485, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɹaɪst/.
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 57042, this pair ranks #121,974 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plied vs priced
Shared letters: deip. Private to "plied": l. Private to "priced": cr.
"plied" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "priced" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plied" and "priced" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "plied" or "priced"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "plied" and "priced" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "plied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "priced" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,974 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plied" and "priced" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piet vs plied". 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 #121,974 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.