Which to use
“precede” and “priced” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,642
- “precede” frequency rank
- #7,485
- “priced” frequency rank
- 42127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precede | priced |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To go before, go in front of. | simple past and past participle of price |
Where the eye mixes precede and priced
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. precede runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against priced's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: precede vs priced
A purely visual mix-up. precede (/pɹɪˈsiːd/) 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 42127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precede is recorded at frequency rank #34,642, classified as averb, pronounced /pɹɪˈsiːd/. 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 42127, this pair ranks #252,066 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precede vs priced
Shared letters: cdepr. Private to "precede": -. Private to "priced": i.
"precede" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "priced" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precede" and "priced" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "precede" vs "priced" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "precede" 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 #252,066 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precede" and "priced" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precede vs precept". 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 #252,066 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.