Which to use
“recorded” and “rewarded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,227
- “recorded” frequency rank
- #9,526
- “rewarded” frequency rank
- 11753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorded | rewarded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of record | simple past and past participle of reward |
Where the eye mixes recorded and rewarded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorded and rewarded 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 rewarded
A purely visual mix-up. recorded (/ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/) and rewarded (/ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪd/) 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 11753, 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/. rewarded is at rank #9,526, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪd/.
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 11753, this pair ranks #485,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recorded vs rewarded
Shared letters: der. Private to "recorded": co. Private to "rewarded": aw.
"recorded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "rewarded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorded" and "rewarded" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recorded" or "rewarded"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recorded" and "rewarded" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rewarded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorded" and "rewarded" 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 #485,332 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.