Which to use
“weighed” and “weighted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,554
- “weighed” frequency rank
- #11,639
- “weighted” frequency rank
- 21193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weighed | weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of weigh | simple past and past participle of weight |
Where the eye mixes weighed and weighted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weighed and weighted
A purely visual mix-up. weighed (/weɪd/) and weighted (/ˈweɪ.tɪd/) 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 21193, 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/. weighted is at rank #11,639, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈweɪ.tɪd/.
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 21193, this pair ranks #425,686 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weighed vs weighted
Shared letters: deghiw. Private to "weighed": -. Private to "weighted": t.
"weighed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "weighted" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weighed" and "weighted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weighed" or "weighted"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "weighed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weighted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,686 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weighed" and "weighted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weighted 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 #425,686 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.