Which to use
“tiered” is a verb and “tilted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,948
- “tiered” frequency rank
- #18,974
- “tilted” frequency rank
- 44922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiered | tilted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of tier | Of a vehicle, fitted with a tilt (canvas covering). |
Letter map: tiered vs tilted
Shared letters muted; letters that set tiered and tilted apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tiered (CVVCVC) and tilted (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - tiered and tilted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tiered is averb and tiltedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiered is recorded at frequency rank #25,948, classified as averb, pronounced /tɪə(ɹ)d/. tilted is at rank #18,974, 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 44922, this pair ranks #226,089 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tiered vs tilted
Shared letters: deit. Private to "tiered": r. Private to "tilted": l.
"tiered" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "tilted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tiered" for "tilted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tiered" vs "tilted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "tiered" vs "tilted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiered" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tilted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,089 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiered" and "tilted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teared vs tiered". 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 #226,089 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.