Which to use
“crews” is a noun and “cross” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,466
- “crews” frequency rank
- #9,698
- “cross” frequency rank
- 50164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crews | cross |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs crew | diagonal in das gegnerische Feld |
Letter map: crews vs cross
Shared letters muted; letters that set crews and cross apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - crews and cross
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crews is anoun and crossanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crews is recorded at frequency rank #40,466, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. cross is at rank #9,698, tagged as anadv, pronounced [kʁɔs].
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 50164, this pair ranks #1,184,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crews vs cross
Shared letters: crs. Private to "crews": ew. Private to "cross": o.
"crews" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "cross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crews" and "cross" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "crews" or "cross" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crews" and "cross".
- Full dictionary entry for "crews" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,184,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crews" and "cross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crews vs puzzles". 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 #1,184,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.