Which to use
“cleared” is a verb and “clearest” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,111
- “cleared” frequency rank
- #27,401
- “clearest” frequency rank
- 32512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cleared | clearest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of clear | superlative form of clear: most clear |
Letter map: cleared vs clearest
Shared letters muted; letters that set cleared and clearest apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: cleared vs clearest
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cleared is averb and clearestanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cleared is recorded at frequency rank #5,111, classified as averb, pronounced /klɪɹd/. clearest is at rank #27,401, 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 32512, this pair ranks #337,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cleared vs clearest
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "cleared": d. Private to "clearest": st.
"cleared" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "clearest" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cleared" and "clearest" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cleared" vs "clearest" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cleared" vs "clearest" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cleared" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clearest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cleared" and "clearest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claret vs clearest". 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 #337,188 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.