Which to use
“checked” and “cocked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- #31,479
- “cocked” frequency rank
- 34258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checked | cocked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marked with a check mark. | Drunk. |
Where the eye mixes checked and cocked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses checked with cocked
A purely visual mix-up. checked (/t͡ʃɛkt/) and cocked (/kɑkt/) 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 34258, 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/. cocked is at rank #31,479, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɑkt/.
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 34258, this pair ranks #322,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of checked vs cocked
Shared letters: cdek. Private to "checked": h. Private to "cocked": o.
"checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cocked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checked" and "cocked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "checked" or "cocked" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "checked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cocked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checked" and "cocked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocked vs corker". 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 #322,332 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.