Which to use
“shout” is a noun and “shouted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,519
- “shout” frequency rank
- #9,955
- “shouted” frequency rank
- 16474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shout | shouted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort. | simple past and past participle of shout |
Where the eye mixes shout and shouted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. shout runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against shouted's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between shout and shouted
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: shout is /ʃaʊt/ while shouted is /ˈʃaʊtɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “shout” sits inside “shouted”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shout is recorded at frequency rank #6,519, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃaʊt/. shouted is at rank #9,955, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈʃaʊtɪd/.
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 16474, this pair ranks #457,520 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of shout vs shouted
Shared letters: hostu. Private to "shout": -. Private to "shouted": de.
"shout" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "shouted" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shout" for "shouted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shout" vs "shouted" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "shout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shouted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,520 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shout" and "shouted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shorted vs shouted". 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 #457,520 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.