Which to use
“priced” and “prides” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,485
- “priced” frequency rank
- #33,800
- “prides” frequency rank
- 41285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | priced | prides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of price | third-person singular simple present indicative of pride |
Where the eye mixes priced and prides
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses priced with prides
A purely visual mix-up. priced (/pɹaɪst/) and prides (/pɹaɪdz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
priced is recorded at frequency rank #7,485, classified as averb, pronounced /pɹaɪst/. prides is at rank #33,800, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɹaɪdz/.
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 41285, this pair ranks #259,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of priced vs prides
Shared letters: deipr. Private to "priced": c. Private to "prides": s.
"priced" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prides" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "priced" and "prides" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "priced" or "prides"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "priced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "priced" and "prides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prides vs prude". 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 #259,877 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.