Which to use
“score” and “scoured” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,576
- “score” frequency rank
- #35,066
- “scoured” frequency rank
- 36642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | score | scoured |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game. | Wool that has undergone scouring to remove grease. |
Letter map: score vs scoured
Shared letters muted; letters that set score and scoured apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on score vs scoured
score and scoured are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
score is recorded at frequency rank #1,576, classified as anoun, pronounced /skɔː/. scoured is at rank #35,066, tagged as anoun.
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 36642, this pair ranks #301,436 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of score vs scoured
Shared letters: ceors. Private to "score": -. Private to "scoured": du.
"score" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "scoured" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "score" for "scoured" ever safe?
Frequency check: "score" vs "scoured" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "score" vs "scoured" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "score" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scoured" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,436 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "score" and "scoured" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scorned vs scoured". 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 #301,436 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.