crated

/ˈkɹeɪtɪd/

//ˈkɹeɪtɪd// adj

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

The verdict

“crated” is uncommon English (frequency #76,676 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,676
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contained in a crate

Corpus desk

Index EN-crated · crated · English

crated · rank #76,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,676
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH creepily

Nearest frequency peer: creepily (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “crated”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “crated” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crated
PropertyValue
Headwordcrated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkɹeɪtɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “crated” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “creepily” (#76,677), “counterexample” (#76,674), “croaking” (#76,678). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crated” is #76,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crated is uncommon English at frequency #76,676 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkɹeɪtɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "contained in a crate".

crated has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is crated, spelled C-R-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    contained in a crate

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 "crated"?
"crated" is spelled C-R-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹeɪtɪd/.
What does "crated" mean?
As an adjective, "crated" means: contained in a crate
How do you pronounce "crated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crated" is /ˈkɹeɪtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crated" come from?
"crated" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list