Which to use
“cracked” is an adjective and “crackers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,211
- “cracked” frequency rank
- #15,996
- “crackers” frequency rank
- 23207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cracked | crackers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface. | plural of cracker |
Letter map: cracked vs crackers
Shared letters muted; letters that set cracked and crackers apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. cracked runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against crackers's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: cracked vs crackers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cracked is anadjective and crackersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cracked is recorded at frequency rank #7,211, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɹækt/. crackers is at rank #15,996, 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 23207, this pair ranks #410,953 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cracked vs crackers
Shared letters: acekr. Private to "cracked": d. Private to "crackers": s.
"cracked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crackers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cracked" for "crackers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cracked" vs "crackers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cracked" and "crackers".
- Full dictionary entry for "cracked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crackers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,953 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cracked" and "crackers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crackers vs crockery". 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 #410,953 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.