Which to use
“sighed” and “sighted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,590
- “sighed” frequency rank
- #14,218
- “sighted” frequency rank
- 38808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sighed | sighted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of sigh | simple past and past participle of sight |
Where the eye mixes sighed and sighted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sighed and sighted
A purely visual mix-up. sighed (/saɪd/) and sighted (/ˈsaɪtəd/) 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 38808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sighed is recorded at frequency rank #24,590, classified as averb, pronounced /saɪd/. sighted is at rank #14,218, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsaɪtəd/.
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 38808, this pair ranks #282,530 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sighed vs sighted
Shared letters: deghis. Private to "sighed": -. Private to "sighted": t.
"sighed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sighted" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sighed" and "sighted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sighed" or "sighted" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sighed" and "sighted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sighed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sighted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,530 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sighed" and "sighted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sifted vs sighed". 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 #282,530 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.