Which to use
“texted” is a verb and “texts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,149
- “texted” frequency rank
- #4,053
- “texts” frequency rank
- 20202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | texted | texts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of text | plural of text |
Where the eye mixes texted and texts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses texted with texts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: texted is /tɛkstɪd/ while texts is /tɛksts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
texted is recorded at frequency rank #16,149, classified as averb, pronounced /tɛkstɪd/. texts is at rank #4,053, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɛksts/.
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 20202, this pair ranks #432,795 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of texted vs texts
Shared letters: etx. Private to "texted": d. Private to "texts": s.
"texted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "texts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "texted" and "texts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "texted" or "texts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "texted" and "texts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "texted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,795 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "texted" and "texts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teared vs texted". 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 #432,795 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.