Which to use
“vetoed” is a verb and “vetted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,690
- “vetoed” frequency rank
- #27,329
- “vetted” frequency rank
- 55019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vetoed | vetted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of veto | Having undergone an investigation and been approved. |
Letter map: vetoed vs vetted
Shared letters muted; letters that set vetoed and vetted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. vetoed (CVCVVC) and vetted (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - vetoed and vetted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vetoed is averb and vettedanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “vetoed” becomes t in “vetted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vetoed is recorded at frequency rank #27,690, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈviːtəʊd/. vetted is at rank #27,329, 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 55019, this pair ranks #136,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vetoed vs vetted
Shared letters: detv. Private to "vetoed": o. Private to "vetted": -.
"vetoed" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vetted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vetoed" and "vetted" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vetoed" vs "vetted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vetoed" and "vetted".
- Full dictionary entry for "vetoed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vetted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vetoed" and "vetted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vetoed vs vexed". 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 #136,748 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.