Which to use
“crafted” is an adjective and “crates” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,026
- “crafted” frequency rank
- #20,077
- “crates” frequency rank
- 32103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crafted | crates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manufactured | plural of crate |
Letter map: crafted vs crates
Shared letters muted; letters that set crafted and crates apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - crafted and crates
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crafted is anadjective and cratesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crafted is recorded at frequency rank #12,026, classified as anadj. crates is at rank #20,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪts/.
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 32103, this pair ranks #340,600 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crafted vs crates
Shared letters: acert. Private to "crafted": df. Private to "crates": s.
"crafted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crates" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crafted" and "crates" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crafted" vs "crates" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "crafted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,600 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crafted" and "crates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cates vs crates". 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 #340,600 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.