Which to use
“tasked” and “tasted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,435
- “tasked” frequency rank
- #11,306
- “tasted” frequency rank
- 25741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasked | tasted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of task | simple past and past participle of taste |
Where the eye mixes tasked and tasted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tasked with tasted
A purely visual mix-up. tasked (/tæskt/) and tasted (/ˈteɪstɪd/) 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 a single letter - k in “tasked” becomes t in “tasted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tasked is recorded at frequency rank #14,435, classified as averb, pronounced /tæskt/. tasted is at rank #11,306, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈteɪstɪd/.
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 25741, this pair ranks #391,996 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasked vs tasted
Shared letters: adest. Private to "tasked": k. Private to "tasted": -.
"tasked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tasted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tasked" for "tasted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tasked" or "tasted"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tasked" and "tasted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tasked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tasted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,996 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasked" and "tasted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasked vs tasker". 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 #391,996 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.