Which to use
“clawed” is an adjective and “craved” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,433
- “clawed” frequency rank
- #32,749
- “craved” frequency rank
- 67182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clawed | craved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | having claws (of animals) | simple past and past participle of crave |
Letter map: clawed vs craved
Shared letters muted; letters that set clawed and craved apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - clawed and craved
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clawed is anadjective and cravedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clawed is recorded at frequency rank #34,433, classified as anadj. craved is at rank #32,749, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɹeɪvd/.
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 67182, this pair ranks #64,523 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clawed vs craved
Shared letters: acde. Private to "clawed": lw. Private to "craved": rv.
"clawed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "craved" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clawed" and "craved" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clawed" or "craved"?
Useful next steps
Pair "clawed" vs "craved" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "clawed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,523 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clawed" and "craved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clawed vs crewed". 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 #64,523 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.