Which to use
“encrypt” is a verb and “encrypted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,823
- “encrypt” frequency rank
- #16,701
- “encrypted” frequency rank
- 55524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encrypt | encrypted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To conceal information by means of a code or cipher. | Being in code; having been encrypted. |
Letter map: encrypt vs encrypted
Shared letters muted; letters that set encrypt and encrypted apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - encrypt and encrypted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: encrypt is averb and encryptedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “encrypt” sits inside “encrypted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encrypt is recorded at frequency rank #38,823, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/. encrypted is at rank #16,701, tagged as anadj.
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 55524, this pair ranks #133,004 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encrypt vs encrypted
Shared letters: cenprty. Private to "encrypt": -. Private to "encrypted": d.
"encrypt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "encrypted" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "encrypt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encrypted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,004 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encrypt" and "encrypted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encrusted vs encrypted". 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 #133,004 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.