Which to use
“crews” and “crown” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,466
- “crews” frequency rank
- #29,993
- “crown” frequency rank
- 70459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crews | crown |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs crew | Krone, Kopfbedeckung für Könige und Königinnen |
Letter map: crews vs crown
Shared letters muted; letters that set crews and crown apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: crews and crown
crews 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crews is recorded at frequency rank #40,466, 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 70459, this pair ranks #445,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crews vs crown
Shared letters: crw. Private to "crews": es. Private to "crown": no.
"crews" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crown" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crews" and "crown" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crews" or "crown"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crews" and "crown".
- Full dictionary entry for "crews" 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 #445,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crews" and "crown" 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 #445,721 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.