Which to use
“seated” and “stated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,483
- “seated” frequency rank
- #1,880
- “stated” frequency rank
- 10363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seated | stated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of seat | simple past and past participle of state |
Where the eye mixes seated and stated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: seated vs stated
A purely visual mix-up. seated (/ˈsiːtɪd/) and stated (/ˈsteɪtɪd/) 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 t in “stated”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10363, 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/. stated is at rank #1,880, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsteɪtɪd/.
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 10363, this pair ranks #492,722 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seated vs stated
Shared letters: adest. Private to "seated": -. Private to "stated": -.
"seated" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "stated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seated" and "stated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "seated" or "stated"?
After this comparison
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 "stated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #492,722 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seated" and "stated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seager vs seated". 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 #492,722 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.