Which to use
“crazed” and “crazy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,130
- “crazed” frequency rank
- #898
- “crazy” frequency rank
- 25028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crazed | crazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maddened; driven insane. | Of unsound mind; insane; demented. |
Where the eye mixes crazed and crazy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crazed with crazy
A purely visual mix-up. crazed (/kɹeɪzd/) and crazy (/ˈkɹeɪ.zi/) 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 25028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crazed is recorded at frequency rank #24,130, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɹeɪzd/. crazy is at rank #898, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɹeɪ.zi/.
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 25028, this pair ranks #397,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crazed vs crazy
Shared letters: acrz. Private to "crazed": de. Private to "crazy": y.
"crazed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crazy" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crazed" and "crazy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crazed" or "crazy"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "crazed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crazy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crazed" and "crazy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crazed 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 #397,477 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.