# caved vs crave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### caved
*verb · IPA /keɪvd/ · frequency rank #29,586*
past participle of cave

### crave
*verb · IPA /kɹeɪv/ · frequency rank #15,595*
To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caved-vs-crave