Which to use
“tasted” and “tossed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,306
- “tasted” frequency rank
- #10,466
- “tossed” frequency rank
- 21772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasted | tossed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of taste | simple past and past participle of toss |
Where the eye mixes tasted and tossed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tasted and tossed
A purely visual mix-up. tasted (/ˈteɪstɪd/) and tossed (/tɒst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21772, 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/. tossed is at rank #10,466, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɒst/.
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 21772, this pair ranks #421,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tasted vs tossed
Shared letters: dest. Private to "tasted": a. Private to "tossed": o.
"tasted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tossed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tasted" for "tossed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tasted" vs "tossed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tasted" and "tossed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tasted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tossed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasted" and "tossed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasted vs tater". 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 #421,457 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.