Which to use
“crew” and “crown” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,171
- “crew” frequency rank
- #29,993
- “crown” frequency rank
- 36164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crew | crown |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Belegschaft | Krone, Kopfbedeckung für Könige und Königinnen |
Letter map: crew vs crown
Shared letters muted; letters that set crew and crown apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - crew / crown
crew and crown are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crew is recorded at frequency rank #6,171, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. crown is at rank #29,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɹaʊn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36164, this pair ranks #1,622,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crew vs crown
Shared letters: crw. Private to "crew": e. Private to "crown": no.
"crew" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crown" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crew" and "crown" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crew" or "crown"?
What to do next
Pair "crew" vs "crown" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "crew" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crown" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crew" and "crown" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crews vs crown". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,622,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.