Which to use
“starred” is a verb and “storied” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,125
- “starred” frequency rank
- #29,483
- “storied” frequency rank
- 40608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | starred | storied |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of star | Much discussed or written about. |
Letter map: starred vs storied
Shared letters muted; letters that set starred and storied apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: starred vs storied
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: starred is averb and storiedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
starred is recorded at frequency rank #11,125, classified as averb. storied is at rank #29,483, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈstɔːɹid/.
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 40608, this pair ranks #266,021 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of starred vs storied
Shared letters: derst. Private to "starred": a. Private to "storied": io.
"starred" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "storied" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "starred" for "storied" ever safe?
Frequency check: "starred" vs "storied" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "starred" and "storied". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "starred" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "storied" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,021 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "starred" and "storied" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stooped vs storied". 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 #266,021 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.