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“crowded” and “crowned” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,329
- “crowded” frequency rank
- #12,028
- “crowned” frequency rank
- 19357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crowded | crowned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming. | Wearing a crown. |
Where the eye mixes crowded and crowned
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crowded and crowned
A purely visual mix-up. crowded (/ˈkɹaʊdɪd/) and crowned (/kɹaʊnd/) 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 a single letter - d in “crowded” becomes n in “crowned”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crowded is recorded at frequency rank #7,329, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/. crowned is at rank #12,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɹaʊnd/.
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 19357, this pair ranks #438,728 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crowded vs crowned
Shared letters: cdeorw. Private to "crowded": -. Private to "crowned": n.
"crowded" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crowned" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crowded" for "crowned" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crowded" or "crowned"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crowded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crowned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,728 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crowded" and "crowned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crewed vs crowned". 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 #438,728 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.