Which to use
“crushed” is a verb and “crusher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,777
- “crushed” frequency rank
- #25,025
- “crusher” frequency rank
- 31802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crushed | crusher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of crush | Someone or something that crushes. |
Where the eye mixes crushed and crusher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. crushed and crusher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses crushed with crusher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crushed is /kɹʌʃt/ while crusher is /ˈkɹʌʃə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “crushed” becomes r in “crusher”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crushed is recorded at frequency rank #6,777, classified as averb, pronounced /kɹʌʃt/. crusher is at rank #25,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹʌʃə/.
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 31802, this pair ranks #343,067 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crushed vs crusher
Shared letters: cehrsu. Private to "crushed": d. Private to "crusher": -.
"crushed" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crusher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crushed" and "crusher" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "crushed" or "crusher" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crushed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crusher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,067 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crushed" and "crusher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crusher vs crusted". 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 #343,067 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.