Which to use
“tailed” is a verb and “tailored” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,202
- “tailed” frequency rank
- #13,821
- “tailored” frequency rank
- 32023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tailed | tailored |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of tail | Adjusted by a tailor, fitted. |
Letter map: tailed vs tailored
Shared letters muted; letters that set tailed and tailored apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - tailed and tailored
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tailed is averb and tailoredanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tailed is recorded at frequency rank #18,202, classified as averb, pronounced /teɪld/. tailored is at rank #13,821, 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 32023, this pair ranks #341,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tailed vs tailored
Shared letters: adeilt. Private to "tailed": -. Private to "tailored": or.
"tailed" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "tailored" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tailed" and "tailored" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tailed" vs "tailored" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tailed" and "tailored".
- Full dictionary entry for "tailed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tailored" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tailed" and "tailored" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tailed vs tanked". 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 #341,236 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.