Which to use
“quilt” is a noun and “quilted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,036
- “quilt” frequency rank
- #37,180
- “quilted” frequency rank
- 58216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quilt | quilted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design. | Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them. |
Letter map: quilt vs quilted
Shared letters muted; letters that set quilt and quilted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. quilt runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against quilted's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for quilt / quilted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quilt is anoun and quiltedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quilt” sits inside “quilted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quilt is recorded at frequency rank #21,036, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkwɪlt/. quilted is at rank #37,180, tagged as anadj.
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 58216, this pair ranks #114,029 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quilt vs quilted
Shared letters: ilqtu. Private to "quilt": -. Private to "quilted": de.
"quilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quilted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quilt" and "quilted" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quilt" or "quilted"?
Useful next steps
Pair "quilt" vs "quilted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quilted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,029 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quilt" and "quilted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quilted vs quitter". 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 #114,029 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.