Which to use
“resolve” and “resolved” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,449
- “resolve” frequency rank
- #6,092
- “resolved” frequency rank
- 11541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resolve | resolved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To find a solution to (a problem). | simple past and past participle of resolve |
Where the eye mixes resolve and resolved
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between resolve and resolved
A purely visual mix-up. resolve (/ɹɪˈzɒlv/) and resolved (/ɹɪˈzɑlvd/) 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 extra letter(s) - “resolve” sits inside “resolved”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resolve is recorded at frequency rank #5,449, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzɒlv/. resolved is at rank #6,092, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzɑlvd/.
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 11541, this pair ranks #486,449 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resolve vs resolved
Shared letters: elorsv. Private to "resolve": -. Private to "resolved": d.
"resolve" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resolved" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resolve" and "resolved" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "resolve" vs "resolved" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resolve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resolved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #486,449 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resolve" and "resolved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resold vs resolved". 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 #486,449 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.