Which to use
“clock” is a noun and “clocked” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,414
- “clock” frequency rank
- #22,930
- “clocked” frequency rank
- 26344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clock | clocked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. | Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces). |
Letter map: clock vs clocked
Shared letters muted; letters that set clock and clocked apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for clock / clocked
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clock is anoun and clockedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “clock” sits inside “clocked”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clock is recorded at frequency rank #3,414, classified as anoun, pronounced /klɒk/. 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 26344, this pair ranks #387,382 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clock vs clocked
Shared letters: cklo. Private to "clock": -. Private to "clocked": de.
"clock" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "clocked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clock" and "clocked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clock" or "clocked"?
What to do next
Pair "clock" vs "clocked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "clock" 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 #387,382 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clock" 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 #387,382 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.