Which to use
“roasted” is an adjective and “roasts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,759
- “roasted” frequency rank
- #38,137
- “roasts” frequency rank
- 48896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roasted | roasts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cooked by roasting. | plural of roast |
Where the eye mixes roasted and roasts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses roasted with roasts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: roasted is /ˈɹoʊstɪd/ while roasts is /ɹəʊsts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roasted is recorded at frequency rank #10,759, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɹoʊstɪd/. roasts is at rank #38,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹəʊsts/.
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 48896, this pair ranks #188,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roasted vs roasts
Shared letters: aorst. Private to "roasted": de. Private to "roasts": -.
"roasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "roasts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roasted" and "roasts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "roasted" or "roasts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "roasted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roasts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roasted" and "roasts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roasts vs ROTS". 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 #188,743 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.