Which to use
“tasked” is a verb and “toasted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,435
- “tasked” frequency rank
- #20,797
- “toasted” frequency rank
- 35232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasked | toasted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of task | Cooked by toasting. |
Letter map: tasked vs toasted
Shared letters muted; letters that set tasked and toasted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: tasked vs toasted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tasked is averb and toastedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35232, 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/. toasted is at rank #20,797, 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 35232, this pair ranks #313,731 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasked vs toasted
Shared letters: adest. Private to "tasked": k. Private to "toasted": o.
"tasked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "toasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tasked" and "toasted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tasked" or "toasted"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tasked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toasted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,731 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasked" and "toasted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taster vs toasted". 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 #313,731 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.