# craved vs craven

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### craved
*verb · IPA /kɹeɪvd/ · frequency rank #32,749*
simple past and past participle of crave

### craven
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ · frequency rank #22,633*
Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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