Which to use
“weather” is a noun and “weathered” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,443
- “weather” frequency rank
- #24,054
- “weathered” frequency rank
- 25497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weather | weathered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. | Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc. |
Letter map: weather vs weathered
Shared letters muted; letters that set weather and weathered apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: weather is anoun and weatheredanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “weather” sits inside “weathered”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weather is recorded at frequency rank #1,443, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɛð.ə/. weathered is at rank #24,054, 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 25497, this pair ranks #393,838 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weather vs weathered
Shared letters: aehrtw. Private to "weather": -. Private to "weathered": d.
"weather" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "weathered" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weather" and "weathered" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "weather" or "weathered"?
What to do next
You've compared "weather" and "weathered". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "weather" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weathered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,838 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weather" and "weathered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weathered vs withered". 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
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