Which to use
“cluster” is a noun and “crusted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,206
- “cluster” frequency rank
- #49,852
- “crusted” frequency rank
- 57058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cluster | crusted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. | Having or consisting of a crust. |
Where the eye mixes cluster and crusted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cluster vs crusted
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cluster is /ˈklʌstə/ while crusted is /ˈkɹʌstɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cluster is recorded at frequency rank #7,206, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈklʌstə/. crusted is at rank #49,852, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɹʌstɪd/.
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 57058, this pair ranks #121,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cluster vs crusted
Shared letters: cerstu. Private to "cluster": l. Private to "crusted": d.
"cluster" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crusted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cluster" and "crusted" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cluster" vs "crusted" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cluster" and "crusted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cluster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crusted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cluster" and "crusted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crusted vs crusts". 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 #121,878 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.