Which to use
“sized” is an adjective and “soiled” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,554
- “sized” frequency rank
- #30,237
- “soiled” frequency rank
- 34791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sized | soiled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun. | simple past and past participle of soil |
Letter map: sized vs soiled
Shared letters muted; letters that set sized and soiled apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: sized vs soiled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sized is anadjective and soiledaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sized is recorded at frequency rank #4,554, classified as anadj. soiled is at rank #30,237, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsɔɪld/.
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 34791, this pair ranks #317,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sized vs soiled
Shared letters: deis. Private to "sized": z. Private to "soiled": lo.
"sized" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "soiled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sized" for "soiled" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sized" vs "soiled" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "sized" vs "soiled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sized" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soiled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sized" and "soiled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soiled vs stilted". 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 #317,655 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.