crashed

/kɹæʃt/

//kɹæʃt// verb

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"crashed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crashed” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,670
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of crash

Corpus desk

Index EN-crashed · crashed · English

crashed · rank #6,670 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,670
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH counted

Nearest frequency peer: counted (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “crashed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “crashed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

crashed vs crazed
71% similar
crashed vs craved
71% similar
crashed vs crossed
71% similar

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

Key facts for crashed
PropertyValue
Headwordcrashed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɹæʃt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,670
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crashed”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “counted” (#6,669), “creepy” (#6,671), “cope” (#6,668). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crashed” is #6,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around crashed (IPA /kɹæʃt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,670 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of crash".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for crashed, with forms such as "carshed", "ccrashed", and "crahsed". 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, "crazed", "craved", "crossed", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is crashed, spelled C-R-A-S-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of crash

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • carshed
  • ccrashed
  • crahsed
  • crasehd
  • crashde
  • crashedd
  • crashhed
  • crasshed
  • crrashed
  • crsahed
  • rcashed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crashed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

carshed2ccrashed1crahsed2crasehd2crashde2crashedd1crashhed1crasshed1
Edit distance from "crashed"

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 "crashed"?
"crashed" is spelled C-R-A-S-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹæʃt/.
What does "crashed" mean?
As a verb, "crashed" means: simple past and past participle of crash
What words are commonly confused with "crashed"?
"crashed" is commonly confused with "crazed", "craved", "crossed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crashed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crashed" is /kɹæʃt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crashed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crashed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

counted#6,669Denmark#6,673editors#6,680Edwards#6,681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

enhance11 variantsanyways11 variantswarming11 variantstravels11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list