Which to use
“requested” and “requests” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,114
- “requested” frequency rank
- #4,483
- “requests” frequency rank
- 8597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requested | requests |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of request | third-person singular simple present indicative of request |
Where the eye mixes requested and requests
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between requested and requests
A purely visual mix-up. requested (/ɹɪˈkwɛstɪd/) and requests (/ɹɪˈkwɛsts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requested is recorded at frequency rank #4,114, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈkwɛstɪd/. requests is at rank #4,483, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈkwɛsts/.
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 8597, this pair ranks #501,706 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of requested vs requests
Shared letters: eqrstu. Private to "requested": d. Private to "requests": -.
"requested" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "requests" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "requested" and "requests" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "requested" or "requests"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "requested" and "requests" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "requested" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requests" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #501,706 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requested" and "requests" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "request vs requests". 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 #501,706 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.