Which to use
“crazed” is an adjective and “created” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,130
- “crazed” frequency rank
- #944
- “created” frequency rank
- 25074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crazed | created |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maddened; driven insane. | simple past and past participle of create |
Where the eye mixes crazed and created
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crazed vs created
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crazed is /kɹeɪzd/ while created is /kɹiˈeɪtɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25074, 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/. 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 25074, this pair ranks #397,137 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crazed vs created
Shared letters: acder. Private to "crazed": z. Private to "created": t.
"crazed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "created" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crazed" and "created" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crazed" or "created"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crazed" 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 #397,137 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crazed" and "created" 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 #397,137 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.