Which to use
“crashed” and “craved” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,670
- “crashed” frequency rank
- #32,749
- “craved” frequency rank
- 39419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crashed | craved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of crash | simple past and past participle of crave |
Where the eye mixes crashed and craved
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crashed with craved
A purely visual mix-up. crashed (/kɹæʃt/) 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 39419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crashed is recorded at frequency rank #6,670, classified as averb, pronounced /kɹæʃt/. 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 39419, this pair ranks #276,890 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crashed vs craved
Shared letters: acder. Private to "crashed": hs. Private to "craved": v.
"crashed" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "craved" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crashed" and "craved" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "crashed" or "craved" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crashed" 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 #276,890 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crashed" 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 #276,890 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.