Which to use
“craved” and “created” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,749
- “craved” frequency rank
- #944
- “created” frequency rank
- 33693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craved | created |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of crave | simple past and past participle of create |
Where the eye mixes craved and created
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses craved with created
A purely visual mix-up. craved (/kɹeɪvd/) and created (/kɹiˈeɪtɪd/) 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 33693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craved is recorded at frequency rank #32,749, classified as averb, pronounced /kɹeɪvd/. created is at rank #944, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɹiˈeɪtɪd/.
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 33693, this pair ranks #327,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craved vs created
Shared letters: acder. Private to "craved": v. Private to "created": t.
"craved" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "created" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "craved" for "created" ever safe?
Which is more common, "craved" or "created"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "craved" and "created" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "craved" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "created" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craved" and "created" 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 #327,209 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.