Which to use
“script” is a noun and “scripted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,908
- “script” frequency rank
- #17,237
- “scripted” frequency rank
- 21145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | script | scripted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A writing; a written document. | Planned; something written or prepared before it is read or performed. |
Letter map: script vs scripted
Shared letters muted; letters that set script and scripted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for script / scripted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: script is anoun and scriptedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “script” sits inside “scripted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
script is recorded at frequency rank #3,908, classified as anoun, pronounced /skɹɪpt/. scripted is at rank #17,237, tagged as anadj.
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 21145, this pair ranks #426,061 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of script vs scripted
Shared letters: ciprst. Private to "script": -. Private to "scripted": de.
"script" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "scripted" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "script" for "scripted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "script" or "scripted"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "script" and "scripted".
- Full dictionary entry for "script" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scripted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,061 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "script" and "scripted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scrip vs script". 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 #426,061 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.