Which to use
“cheered” and “cleared” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,566
- “cheered” frequency rank
- #5,111
- “cleared” frequency rank
- 22677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheered | cleared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of cheer | simple past and past participle of clear |
Where the eye mixes cheered and cleared
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cheered vs cleared
A purely visual mix-up. cheered (/t͡ʃɪɹd/) and cleared (/klɪɹd/) 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 22677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheered is recorded at frequency rank #17,566, classified as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃɪɹd/. cleared is at rank #5,111, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɪɹd/.
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 22677, this pair ranks #414,831 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheered vs cleared
Shared letters: cder. Private to "cheered": h. Private to "cleared": al.
"cheered" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "cleared" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cheered" and "cleared" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cheered" or "cleared"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cheered" and "cleared" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheered" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cleared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,831 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheered" and "cleared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cheered vs creeped". 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 #414,831 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.