Which to use
“tasked” and “trashed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,435
- “tasked” frequency rank
- #22,253
- “trashed” frequency rank
- 36688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasked | trashed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of task | simple past and past participle of trash |
Where the eye mixes tasked and trashed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tasked with trashed
A purely visual mix-up. tasked (/tæskt/) and trashed (/tɹæʃt/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36688, 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/. trashed is at rank #22,253, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɹæʃt/.
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 36688, this pair ranks #301,028 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasked vs trashed
Shared letters: adest. Private to "tasked": k. Private to "trashed": hr.
"tasked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "trashed" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tasked" and "trashed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tasked" or "trashed"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tasked" and "trashed" 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 "trashed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,028 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasked" and "trashed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thrasher vs trashed". 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 #301,028 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.