Which to use
“signed” and “sized” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,503
- “signed” frequency rank
- #4,554
- “sized” frequency rank
- 6057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signed | sized |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a signature; endorsed. | Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun. |
Letter map: signed vs sized
Shared letters muted; letters that set signed and sized apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on signed vs sized
signed and sized are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signed is recorded at frequency rank #1,503, classified as anadj, pronounced /saɪnd/. sized is at rank #4,554, tagged as anadj.
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 6057, this pair ranks #512,930 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of signed vs sized
Shared letters: deis. Private to "signed": gn. Private to "sized": z.
"signed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sized" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signed" and "sized" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "signed" vs "sized" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "signed" vs "sized" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "signed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sized" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #512,930 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signed" and "sized" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sifted vs sized". 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 #512,930 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.