Which to use
“checked” and “cracked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,779
- “checked” frequency rank
- #7,211
- “cracked” frequency rank
- 9990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checked | cracked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marked with a check mark. | Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface. |
Where the eye mixes checked and cracked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: checked vs cracked
A purely visual mix-up. checked (/t͡ʃɛkt/) and cracked (/kɹækt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9990, 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/. cracked is at rank #7,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɹækt/.
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 9990, this pair ranks #494,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of checked vs cracked
Shared letters: cdek. Private to "checked": h. Private to "cracked": ar.
"checked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cracked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "checked" and "cracked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "checked" vs "cracked" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "checked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cracked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #494,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checked" and "cracked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cracked vs crackhead". 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 #494,582 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.