cooked

/kʊkt/

//kʊkt// adj

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"cooked" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cooked” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,950 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#5,950
frequency rank, English
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prepared by cooking.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cooked vs cooks
67% similar
cooked vs coped
67% similar
cooked vs Croke
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cooked
PropertyValue
Headwordcooked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kʊkt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,950
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cooked” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cooked lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for cooked is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kʊkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,950 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cooked, with forms such as "ccooked", "coked", and "cokoed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cooks", "coped", "Croke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the past tense of the verb cook. The correct English form is cooked, spelled C-O-O-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prepared by cooking.
  2. 2
    Corrupted by conversion through a text format, requiring uncooking to be properly listenable.
  3. 3
    Partially or wholly fabricated, falsified.
  4. 4
    Done in, exhausted, pooped.
  5. 5
    In trouble; in a hopeless situation.
  6. 6
    Inebriated: drunk, high, or stoned.
  7. 7
    Hungover.
  8. 8
    Brain-damaged from drug use.
  9. 9
    Of a person: crazy, insane.

Etymology

From the past tense of the verb cook.

This word in other languages

cocinado(Español)cuit(Français)gekocht(Deutsch)frito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccooked,coked,cokoed,cooekd,cookde,cookedd,cookked,ocoked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cooked - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccooked1coked1cokoed2cooekd2cookde2cookedd1cookked1ocoked2
Edit distance from "cooked"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cooked"?
"cooked" is spelled C-O-O-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kʊkt/.
What does "cooked" mean?
As an adjective, "cooked" means: Prepared by cooking.
What words are commonly confused with "cooked"?
"cooked" is commonly confused with "cooks", "coped", "Croke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cooked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cooked" is /kʊkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cooked"?
From the past tense of the verb cook. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “cooked”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-O-K-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kʊkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cooks” - see the side-by-side comparison. cooked vs cooks
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list