Which to use
“tasted” is a verb and “toasted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,306
- “tasted” frequency rank
- #20,797
- “toasted” frequency rank
- 32103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasted | toasted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of taste | Cooked by toasting. |
Letter map: tasted vs toasted
Shared letters muted; letters that set tasted and toasted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for tasted / toasted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tasted is averb and toastedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tasted is recorded at frequency rank #11,306, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈteɪstɪd/. 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 32103, this pair ranks #340,600 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasted vs toasted
Shared letters: adest. Private to "tasted": -. Private to "toasted": o.
"tasted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "toasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tasted" and "toasted" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "tasted" or "toasted" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "tasted" 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 #340,600 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasted" 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 #340,600 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.