Which to use
“sez” and “sped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,041
- “sez” frequency rank
- #20,782
- “sped” frequency rank
- 69823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sez | sped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eye dialect spelling of says. | simple past and past participle of speed |
Where the eye mixes sez and sped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sez vs sped
A purely visual mix-up. sez (/sɛz/) and sped (/spɛd/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sez is recorded at frequency rank #49,041, classified as averb, pronounced /sɛz/. sped is at rank #20,782, tagged as averb, pronounced /spɛd/.
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 69823, this pair ranks #52,988 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sez vs sped
Shared letters: es. Private to "sez": z. Private to "sped": dp.
"sez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sped" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sped ← psed · sepd · spde · spedd · spped · ssped
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sez" and "sped" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sez" or "sped"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,988 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sez" and "sped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sez vs Sif". 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 #52,988 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.