Which to use
“crafted” is an adjective and “crate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,026
- “crafted” frequency rank
- #15,594
- “crate” frequency rank
- 27620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crafted | crate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manufactured | A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. |
Letter map: crafted vs crate
Shared letters muted; letters that set crafted and crate apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for crafted / crate
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crafted is anadjective and crateanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crafted is recorded at frequency rank #12,026, classified as anadj. crate is at rank #15,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪt/.
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 27620, this pair ranks #377,481 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crafted vs crate
Shared letters: acert. Private to "crafted": df. Private to "crate": -.
"crafted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "crafted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,481 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crafted" and "crate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crate vs Croat". 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 #377,481 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.