Which to use
“scroll” is a noun and “scrolled” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,854
- “scroll” frequency rank
- #36,330
- “scrolled” frequency rank
- 45184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scroll | scrolled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll. | Formed into a scroll. |
Letter map: scroll vs scrolled
Shared letters muted; letters that set scroll and scrolled apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for scroll / scrolled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scroll is anoun and scrolledanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “scroll” sits inside “scrolled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scroll is recorded at frequency rank #8,854, classified as anoun, pronounced /skɹoʊl/. scrolled is at rank #36,330, 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 45184, this pair ranks #223,614 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scroll vs scrolled
Shared letters: clors. Private to "scroll": -. Private to "scrolled": de.
"scroll" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "scrolled" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scroll" and "scrolled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "scroll" vs "scrolled" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "scroll" vs "scrolled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "scroll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scrolled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,614 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scroll" and "scrolled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scrolled vs strolled". 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 #223,614 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.