# cracked

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kɹækt/ · frequency rank #7,211

## Definitions
1. Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
2. Broken into coarse pieces.
3. Harsh or dissonant.
4. Extremely skilled at something (usually a video game).
5. Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.
6. Crazy; 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.

## Easily confused with
- **cracks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-cracks)
- **crazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crazed)
- **craved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-craved)
- **cricket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-cricket)
- **crashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crashed)
- **crafted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crafted)
- **crooked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crooked)
- **cracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-cracker)
- **cramped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-cramped)
- **crocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crocker)
- **cranked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-cranked)
- **crackle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crackle)
- **crackers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crackers)
- **crackhead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracked-vs-crackhead)
- **crack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crack-vs-cracked)
- **caked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caked-vs-cracked)
- **cocked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocked-vs-cracked)
- **checked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/checked-vs-cracked)
- **clicked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clicked-vs-cracked)
- **clocked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clocked-vs-cracked)

## Common misspellings (11)
`carcked`, `ccracked`, `craccked`, `cracekd`, `crackde`, `crackedd`, `crackked`, `crakced`, `crcaked`, `crracked`, `rcacked`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cracked