Which to use
“summon” and “summoned” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,031
- “summon” frequency rank
- #10,287
- “summoned” frequency rank
- 24318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | summon | summoned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To call people together; to convene; to convoke. | simple past and past participle of summon |
Where the eye mixes summon and summoned
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between summon and summoned
A purely visual mix-up. summon (/ˈsʌmən/) and summoned (/ˈsʌmənd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “summon” sits inside “summoned”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
summon is recorded at frequency rank #14,031, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsʌmən/. summoned is at rank #10,287, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsʌmənd/.
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 24318, this pair ranks #402,868 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of summon vs summoned
Shared letters: mnosu. Private to "summon": -. Private to "summoned": de.
"summon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "summoned" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "summon" and "summoned" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "summon" vs "summoned" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "summon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "summoned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,868 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "summon" and "summoned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Shimon vs summon". 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 #402,868 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.