warrantedvswarrantiesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: warranted is a adjective, warranties is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“warranted” is an adjective and “warranties” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,270
“warranted” frequency rank
#32,239
“warranties” frequency rank
49509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature warranted warranties
Definition Authorized with a warrant. plural of warranty

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set warranted and warranties apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
warranted
10 ch
warranties

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: warranted is anadjective and warrantiesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

warranted is recorded at frequency rank #17,270, classified as anadj. warranties is at rank #32,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɔɹ.ən.tiz/.

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 49509, this pair ranks #182,889 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of warranted vs warranties

Shared letters: aenrtw. Private to "warranted": d. Private to "warranties": is.

"warranted" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "warranties" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • warrantedawrranted · waranted · wararnted · warranetd · warrannted · warrantde · warrantedd · warrantted
  • warrantiesawrranties · waranties · wararnties · warranites · warrannties · warranteis · warrantiess · warrantise

Frequency comparison

warranted#17,270
warranties#32,239

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "warranted" and "warranties" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "warranted" is an adjective and "warranties" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "warranted" or "warranties"?
"warranted" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,270 in our English list, against #32,239 for "warranties". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering warranted vs warranties

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “warranted”; for a noun, it's “warranties”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “warranted” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list