Which to use
“structure” is a noun and “structured” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,543
- “structure” frequency rank
- #9,401
- “structured” frequency rank
- 10944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | structure | structured |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts. | Having structure; organized. |
Letter map: structure vs structured
Shared letters muted; letters that set structure and structured apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Part-of-speech tell for structure / structured
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: structure is anoun and structuredanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “structure” sits inside “structured”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
structure is recorded at frequency rank #1,543, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/. structured is at rank #9,401, 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 10944, this pair ranks #489,691 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of structure vs structured
Shared letters: cerstu. Private to "structure": -. Private to "structured": d.
"structure" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV · "structured" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- structure ← srtucture · sstructure · strcuture · strructure · struccture · structrue · structture · structuer
- structured ← srtuctured · sstructured · strcutured · strructured · strucctured · structrued · structtured · structuerd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "structure" for "structured" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "structure" or "structured" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "structure" and "structured".
- Full dictionary entry for "structure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "structured" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #489,691 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "structure" and "structured" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structural vs structured". 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 #489,691 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.