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Squeaky vs Creaky - What's the difference?

squeaky | creaky |

As adjectives the difference between squeaky and creaky

is that squeaky is tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak while creaky is tending to creak.

squeaky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

    • Derived terms

    * squeakily * squeakiness * the squeaky wheel gets the grease * squeaky clean

    creaky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Tending to creak
  • Worn down by overuse; decrepit
  • arthritic or rheumatic
  • (linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
    • creaky tone
    creaky voice

    Derived terms

    * creakiness