Which to use
“checked” and “clocked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- #22,930
- “clocked” frequency rank
- 25709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checked | clocked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marked with a check mark. | Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces). |
Letter map: checked vs clocked
Shared letters muted; letters that set checked and clocked apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: checked and clocked
checked and clocked are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checked is recorded at frequency rank #2,779, classified as anadj, pronounced /t͡ʃɛkt/. clocked is at rank #22,930, tagged as anadj.
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 25709, this pair ranks #392,247 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checked vs clocked
Shared letters: cdek. Private to "checked": h. Private to "clocked": lo.
"checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "clocked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checked" and "clocked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "checked" vs "clocked" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "checked" vs "clocked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "checked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clocked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,247 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checked" and "clocked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clicker vs clocked". 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 #392,247 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.