Which to use
“clicked” is a verb and “clocked” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,686
- “clicked” frequency rank
- #22,930
- “clocked” frequency rank
- 36616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clicked | clocked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of click | Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces). |
Letter map: clicked vs clocked
Shared letters muted; letters that set clicked and clocked apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. clicked and clocked follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: clicked vs clocked
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clicked is averb and clockedanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “clicked” becomes o in “clocked”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clicked is recorded at frequency rank #13,686, classified as averb, pronounced /klɪkt/. clocked is at rank #22,930, 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 36616, this pair ranks #301,673 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clicked vs clocked
Shared letters: cdekl. Private to "clicked": i. Private to "clocked": o.
"clicked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "clocked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clicked" and "clocked" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clicked" or "clocked"?
What to do next
Pair "clicked" vs "clocked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "clicked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clocked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,673 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clicked" and "clocked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clicker vs clocked". 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 #301,673 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.