Which to use
“cranked” and “craved” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,594
- “cranked” frequency rank
- #32,749
- “craved” frequency rank
- 66343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cranked | craved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of crank | simple past and past participle of crave |
Where the eye mixes cranked and craved
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cranked runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against craved's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cranked and craved
A purely visual mix-up. cranked (/kɹæŋkt/) and craved (/kɹeɪvd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cranked is recorded at frequency rank #33,594, classified as averb, pronounced /kɹæŋkt/. craved is at rank #32,749, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɹeɪvd/.
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 66343, this pair ranks #68,461 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cranked vs craved
Shared letters: acder. Private to "cranked": kn. Private to "craved": v.
"cranked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "craved" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cranked" and "craved" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cranked" vs "craved" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cranked" and "craved" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cranked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,461 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cranked" and "craved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "craved vs crewed". 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 #68,461 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.