Which to use
“talked” is a verb and “talkies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,410
- “talked” frequency rank
- #49,664
- “talkies” frequency rank
- 52074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talked | talkies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of talk | plural of talkie |
Letter map: talked vs talkies
Shared letters muted; letters that set talked and talkies apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - talked and talkies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talked is averb and talkiesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talked is recorded at frequency rank #2,410, classified as averb, pronounced /tɔːkt/. talkies is at rank #49,664, tagged as anoun.
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 52074, this pair ranks #160,058 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talked vs talkies
Shared letters: aeklt. Private to "talked": d. Private to "talkies": is.
"talked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "talkies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talked" and "talkies" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "talked" vs "talkies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "talked" vs "talkies" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "talked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talkies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,058 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talked" and "talkies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "talkies vs tallies". 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 #160,058 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.