Which to use
“cocked” is an adjective and “crocker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,479
- “cocked” frequency rank
- #27,795
- “crocker” frequency rank
- 59274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocked | crocker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drunk. | A potter. |
Letter map: cocked vs crocker
Shared letters muted; letters that set cocked and crocker apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cocked runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against crocker's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: cocked vs crocker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cocked is anadjective and crockeranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocked is recorded at frequency rank #31,479, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɑkt/. 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 59274, this pair ranks #107,246 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocked vs crocker
Shared letters: ceko. Private to "cocked": d. Private to "crocker": r.
"cocked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crocker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocked" and "crocker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cocked" vs "crocker" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cocked" vs "crocker" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocked" 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 #107,246 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocked" and "crocker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocked vs corker". 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 #107,246 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.