Which to use
“cleared” is a verb and “cleary” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,111
- “cleared” frequency rank
- #30,734
- “cleary” frequency rank
- 35845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cleared | cleary |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of clear | A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design. |
Letter map: cleared vs cleary
Shared letters muted; letters that set cleared and cleary apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for cleared / cleary
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cleared is averb and clearyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35845, 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/. cleary is at rank #30,734, tagged as anoun.
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 35845, this pair ranks #308,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cleared vs cleary
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "cleared": d. Private to "cleary": y.
"cleared" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "cleary" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cleared" and "cleary" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cleared" vs "cleary" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cleared" vs "cleary" 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 "cleary" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,423 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cleared" and "cleary" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clary vs cleary". 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 #308,423 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.