# cracker vs cranked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cracker
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,995*
A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow.

### cranked
*verb · IPA /kɹæŋkt/ · frequency rank #33,594*
simple past and past participle of crank

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracker-vs-cranked