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“craved” and “cried” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,749
- “craved” frequency rank
- #5,207
- “cried” frequency rank
- 37956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craved | cried |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of crave | simple past and past participle of cry |
Where the eye mixes craved and cried
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: craved vs cried
A purely visual mix-up. craved (/kɹeɪvd/) and cried (/kɹaɪd/) 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 37956, 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/. cried is at rank #5,207, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɹaɪd/.
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 37956, this pair ranks #290,059 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craved vs cried
Shared letters: cder. Private to "craved": av. Private to "cried": i.
"craved" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cried" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "craved" and "cried" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "craved" vs "cried" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "craved" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cried" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,059 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craved" and "cried" 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 #290,059 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.