crooked

/kɹʊkt/

//kɹʊkt// verb

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

The verdict

“crooked” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,397
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-crooked · crooked · English

crooked · rank #12,397 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,397
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH criticize

Nearest frequency peer: criticize (-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 “crooked”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crooked” 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).

crooked vs crooks
71% similar
crooked vs crossed
71% similar
crooked vs crowded
71% similar

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

Key facts for crooked
PropertyValue
Headwordcrooked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɹʊkt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,397
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crooked”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “criticize” (#12,396), “cultivation” (#12,398), “consulted” (#12,395). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crooked” is #12,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crooked (IPA /kɹʊkt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,397 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of crook".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crooked, with forms such as "ccrooked", "coroked", and "croked". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "crooks", "crossed", "crowded", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crook, equivalent to crook + -ed. The correct English form is crooked, spelled C-R-O-O-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of crook

Etymology

From crook, equivalent to crook + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrooked
  • coroked
  • croked
  • crokoed
  • crooekd
  • crookde
  • crookedd
  • crookked
  • crrooked
  • rcooked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crooked - 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.

ccrooked1coroked2croked1crokoed2crooekd2crookde2crookedd1crookked1
Edit distance from "crooked"

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 "crooked"?
"crooked" is spelled C-R-O-O-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹʊkt/.
What does "crooked" mean?
As a verb, "crooked" means: simple past and past participle of crook
What words are commonly confused with "crooked"?
"crooked" is commonly confused with "crooks", "crossed", "crowded". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crooked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crooked" is /kɹʊkt/. 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 "crooked"?
From crook, equivalent to crook + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chewing#12,386drastic#12,411Emerson#12,415endorse#12,416

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

guarded10 variantsaccessory10 variantsvinegar10 variantsthirst10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list