Which to use
“positioned” is an adjective and “positions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,796
- “positioned” frequency rank
- #2,363
- “positions” frequency rank
- 12159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | positioned | positions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable. | plural of position |
Letter map: positioned vs positions
Shared letters muted; letters that set positioned and positions apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Grammar separator: positioned vs positions
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: positioned is anadjective and positionsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
positioned is recorded at frequency rank #9,796, classified as anadj. positions is at rank #2,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəˈzɪʃənz/.
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 12159, this pair ranks #483,118 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of positioned vs positions
Shared letters: inopst. Private to "positioned": de. Private to "positions": -.
"positioned" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "positions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- positioned ← opsitioned · poistioned · posiitoned · positinoed · positioend · positionde · positionedd · positionned
- positions ← opsitions · poistions · posiitons · positinos · positionns · positionss · positiosn · positoins
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "positioned" vs "positions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "positioned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "positions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #483,118 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "positioned" and "positions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "positions vs positron". 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 #483,118 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.