Which to use
“skated” and “soaked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,226
- “skated” frequency rank
- #11,970
- “soaked” frequency rank
- 49196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skated | soaked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of skate | simple past and past participle of soak |
Where the eye mixes skated and soaked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between skated and soaked
A purely visual mix-up. skated (/ˈskeɪtɪd/) and soaked (/səʊkt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skated is recorded at frequency rank #37,226, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈskeɪtɪd/. soaked is at rank #11,970, tagged as averb, pronounced /səʊkt/.
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 49196, this pair ranks #185,886 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of skated vs soaked
Shared letters: adeks. Private to "skated": t. Private to "soaked": o.
"skated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "soaked" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "skated" and "soaked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "skated" or "soaked"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "skated" and "soaked" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "skated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soaked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,886 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skated" and "soaked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skated vs skirted". 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 #185,886 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.