# craved vs craves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### craves
*verb · IPA /kɹeɪvz/ · frequency rank #32,750*
third-person singular simple present indicative of crave

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craved-vs-craves