Which to use
“scored” is a verb and “scoured” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,365
- “scored” frequency rank
- #35,066
- “scoured” frequency rank
- 37431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scored | scoured |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of score | Wool that has undergone scouring to remove grease. |
Letter map: scored vs scoured
Shared letters muted; letters that set scored and scoured apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. scored runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against scoured's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - scored and scoured
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scored is averb and scouredanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scored is recorded at frequency rank #2,365, classified as averb, pronounced /skɔː(ɹ)d/. 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 37431, this pair ranks #294,648 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scored vs scoured
Shared letters: cdeors. Private to "scored": -. Private to "scoured": u.
"scored" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "scoured" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scored" and "scoured" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "scored" vs "scoured" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "scored" and "scoured". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "scored" 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 #294,648 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scored" 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 #294,648 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.