Which to use
“clocked” is an adjective and “cocker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,930
- “clocked” frequency rank
- #36,492
- “cocker” frequency rank
- 59422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clocked | cocker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces). | One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting. |
Letter map: clocked vs cocker
Shared letters muted; letters that set clocked and cocker apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - clocked and cocker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clocked is anadjective and cockeranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clocked is recorded at frequency rank #22,930, classified as anadj. cocker is at rank #36,492, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒkə/.
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 59422, this pair ranks #106,282 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clocked vs cocker
Shared letters: ceko. Private to "clocked": dl. Private to "cocker": r.
"clocked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cocker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clocked" and "cocker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "clocked" or "cocker" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clocked" and "cocker".
- Full dictionary entry for "clocked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cocker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,282 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clocked" and "cocker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocker vs cower". 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 #106,282 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.