Which to use
“seared” is an adjective and “seed” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,840
- “seared” frequency rank
- #3,846
- “seed” frequency rank
- 37686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seared | seed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | blackened by heat; scorched; burned | Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs. |
Letter map: seared vs seed
Shared letters muted; letters that set seared and seed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: seared vs seed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seared is anadjective and seedanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seared is recorded at frequency rank #33,840, classified as anadj. seed is at rank #3,846, tagged as anoun, pronounced /siːd/.
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 37686, this pair ranks #292,427 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seared vs seed
Shared letters: des. Private to "seared": ar. Private to "seed": -.
"seared" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "seed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "seared" and "seed". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "seared" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,427 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seared" and "seed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seager vs seared". 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 #292,427 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.