Which to use
“wrecked” is an adjective and “wrecks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,718
- “wrecked” frequency rank
- #25,978
- “wrecks” frequency rank
- 38696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wrecked | wrecks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability. | plural of wreck |
Letter map: wrecked vs wrecks
Shared letters muted; letters that set wrecked and wrecks apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. wrecked runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against wrecks's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - wrecked and wrecks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wrecked is anadjective and wrecksanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wrecked is recorded at frequency rank #12,718, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɹɛkt/. wrecks is at rank #25,978, tagged as anoun.
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 38696, this pair ranks #283,645 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wrecked vs wrecks
Shared letters: cekrw. Private to "wrecked": d. Private to "wrecks": s.
"wrecked" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "wrecks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wrecked" for "wrecks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wrecked" vs "wrecks" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "wrecked" vs "wrecks" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wrecked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wrecks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,645 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wrecked" and "wrecks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wrecker vs wrecks". 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 #283,645 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.