Which to use
“weighed” is a verb and “weighty” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,554
- “weighed” frequency rank
- #35,158
- “weighty” frequency rank
- 44712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weighed | weighty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of weigh | Having a lot of weight; heavy. |
Where the eye mixes weighed and weighty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weighed vs weighty
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weighed is /weɪd/ while weighty is /ˈweɪti/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44712, 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/. weighty is at rank #35,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈweɪti/.
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 44712, this pair ranks #228,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weighed vs weighty
Shared letters: eghiw. Private to "weighed": d. Private to "weighty": ty.
"weighed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "weighty" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weighed" and "weighty" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "weighed" or "weighty" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weighed" and "weighty" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weighed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weighty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weighed" and "weighty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weighty vs wight". 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 #228,055 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.