Which to use
“seated” and “skated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,483
- “seated” frequency rank
- #37,226
- “skated” frequency rank
- 45709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seated | skated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of seat | simple past and past participle of skate |
Where the eye mixes seated and skated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seated (CVVCVC) and skated (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between seated and skated
A purely visual mix-up. seated (/ˈsiːtɪd/) and skated (/ˈskeɪtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “seated” becomes k in “skated”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seated is recorded at frequency rank #8,483, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsiːtɪd/. skated is at rank #37,226, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈskeɪtɪd/.
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 45709, this pair ranks #218,691 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seated vs skated
Shared letters: adest. Private to "seated": -. Private to "skated": k.
"seated" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "skated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seated" for "skated" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "seated" or "skated" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,691 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seated" and "skated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skated vs skirted". 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 #218,691 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.