cracked
/kɹækt/
"cracked" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cracked” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,211 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,211
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cracked |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kɹækt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cracked” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cracked is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɹækt/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,211 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cracked, with forms such as "carcked", "ccracked", and "craccked". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cracks", "crazed", "craved", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: See crack. The origin of the slang sense “skilled (at a game)” is disputed, but may derive from the much older term crack shot (“one who is skilled at shooting”). Compare cracking, crackerjack. The correct English form is cracked, spelled C-R-A-C-K-E-D.
Definition
- 1Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
- 2Broken into coarse pieces.
- 3Harsh or dissonant.
- 4Extremely skilled at something (usually a video game).
- 5Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.
- 6Crazy; crackpot.
Etymology
See crack. The origin of the slang sense “skilled (at a game)” is disputed, but may derive from the much older term crack shot (“one who is skilled at shooting”). Compare cracking, crackerjack.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: carcked,ccracked,craccked,cracekd,crackde,crackedd,crackked,crakced,crcaked,crracked,rcacked
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cracked - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “cracked”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-C-K-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɹækt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cracks” - see the side-by-side comparison. cracked vs cracks
- 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.