Which to use
“teased” is a verb and “toasted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,229
- “teased” frequency rank
- #20,797
- “toasted” frequency rank
- 40026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teased | toasted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of tease | Cooked by toasting. |
Letter map: teased vs toasted
Shared letters muted; letters that set teased and toasted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: teased vs toasted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teased is averb and toastedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teased is recorded at frequency rank #19,229, classified as averb, pronounced /tiːzd/. 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 40026, this pair ranks #271,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teased vs toasted
Shared letters: adest. Private to "teased": -. Private to "toasted": o.
"teased" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "toasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teased" for "toasted" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "teased" or "toasted" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "teased" and "toasted".
- Full dictionary entry for "teased" 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 #271,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teased" and "toasted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teared vs teased". 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 #271,346 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.