Which to use
“recorded” and “regarded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,227
- “recorded” frequency rank
- #4,402
- “regarded” frequency rank
- 6629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorded | regarded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of record | simple past and past participle of regard |
Where the eye mixes recorded and regarded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorded and regarded follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recorded vs regarded
A purely visual mix-up. recorded (/ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/) and regarded (/ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/) 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 6629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorded is recorded at frequency rank #2,227, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/. regarded is at rank #4,402, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/.
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 6629, this pair ranks #510,651 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recorded vs regarded
Shared letters: der. Private to "recorded": co. Private to "regarded": ag.
"recorded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "regarded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorded" and "regarded" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recorded" or "regarded"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regarded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #510,651 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorded" and "regarded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorded vs retorted". 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 #510,651 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.