Which to use
“toasted” is an adjective and “toaster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,797
- “toasted” frequency rank
- #18,975
- “toaster” frequency rank
- 39772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toasted | toaster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cooked by toasting. | An electrical device for toasting food, typically sliced bread. |
Letter map: toasted vs toaster
Shared letters muted; letters that set toasted and toaster apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - toasted and toaster
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toasted is anadjective and toasteranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “toasted” becomes r in “toaster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toasted is recorded at frequency rank #20,797, classified as anadj. toaster is at rank #18,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtəʊs.tə/.
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 39772, this pair ranks #273,652 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toasted vs toaster
Shared letters: aeost. Private to "toasted": d. Private to "toaster": r.
"toasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "toaster" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toasted" and "toaster" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "toasted" vs "toaster" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "toasted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toaster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,652 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toasted" and "toaster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tater vs toaster". 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 #273,652 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.