Which to use
“pricey” and “prized” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,660
- “pricey” frequency rank
- #18,662
- “prized” frequency rank
- 37322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pricey | prized |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expensive, dear. | Highly valued, cherished. |
Where the eye mixes pricey and prized
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pricey (CCVCVV) and prized (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pricey vs prized
A purely visual mix-up. pricey (/ˈpɹaɪsi/) and prized (/pɹaɪzd/) 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 37322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pricey is recorded at frequency rank #18,660, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪsi/. prized is at rank #18,662, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɹaɪzd/.
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 37322, this pair ranks #295,552 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pricey vs prized
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "pricey": cy. Private to "prized": dz.
"pricey" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "prized" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pricey" and "prized" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pricey" vs "prized" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pricey" and "prized" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pricey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prized" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,552 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pricey" and "prized" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plied vs prized". 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 #295,552 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.