Which to use
“seven” is a num and “sewed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #884
- “seven” frequency rank
- #33,413
- “sewed” frequency rank
- 34297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seven | sewed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements. | simple past and past participle of sew |
Where the eye mixes seven and sewed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. seven and sewed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: seven vs sewed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seven is /ˈsɛvən/ while sewed is /ˈsoʊd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seven is recorded at frequency rank #884, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈsɛvən/. sewed is at rank #33,413, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsoʊd/.
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 34297, this pair ranks #322,022 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seven vs sewed
Shared letters: es. Private to "seven": nv. Private to "sewed": dw.
"seven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sewed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seven" for "sewed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seven" vs "sewed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sewed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,022 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seven" and "sewed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sewed vs sowed". 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 #322,022 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.