Which to use
“weighed” and “weighs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,554
- “weighed” frequency rank
- #11,495
- “weighs” frequency rank
- 21049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weighed | weighs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of weigh | third-person singular simple present indicative of weigh |
Where the eye mixes weighed and weighs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. weighed runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against weighs's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses weighed with weighs
A purely visual mix-up. weighed (/weɪd/) and weighs (/weɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weighed is recorded at frequency rank #9,554, classified as averb, pronounced /weɪd/. weighs is at rank #11,495, tagged as averb, pronounced /weɪz/.
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 21049, this pair ranks #426,778 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weighed vs weighs
Shared letters: eghiw. Private to "weighed": d. Private to "weighs": s.
"weighed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "weighs" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weighed" and "weighs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "weighed" or "weighs" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weighed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weighs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,778 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weighed" and "weighs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weighs vs weighty". 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 #426,778 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.