Which to use
“clocked” is an adjective and “crocker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,930
- “clocked” frequency rank
- #27,795
- “crocker” frequency rank
- 50725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clocked | crocker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces). | A potter. |
Letter map: clocked vs crocker
Shared letters muted; letters that set clocked and crocker apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. clocked and crocker follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - clocked and crocker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clocked is anadjective and crockeranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clocked is recorded at frequency rank #22,930, classified as anadj. crocker is at rank #27,795, 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 50725, this pair ranks #171,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clocked vs crocker
Shared letters: ceko. Private to "clocked": dl. Private to "crocker": r.
"clocked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crocker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clocked" and "crocker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clocked" or "crocker"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clocked" and "crocker".
- Full dictionary entry for "clocked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crocker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clocked" and "crocker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corker vs crocker". 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 #171,737 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.