Which to use
“weight” is a noun and “weighted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,036
- “weight” frequency rank
- #11,639
- “weighted” frequency rank
- 12675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weight | weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity. | simple past and past participle of weight |
Where the eye mixes weight and weighted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weight and weighted
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weight is /weɪt/ while weighted is /ˈweɪ.tɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “weight” sits inside “weighted”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weight is recorded at frequency rank #1,036, classified as anoun, pronounced /weɪt/. 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 12675, this pair ranks #480,191 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weight vs weighted
Shared letters: eghitw. Private to "weight": -. Private to "weighted": d.
"weight" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "weighted" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weight" for "weighted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "weight" or "weighted"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weight" 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 #480,191 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weight" 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 #480,191 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.