Which to use
“cross” is an adverb and “crow” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,698
- “cross” frequency rank
- #36,863
- “crow” frequency rank
- 46561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cross | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diagonal in das gegnerische Feld | Vogel; Krähe |
Letter map: cross vs crow
Shared letters muted; letters that set cross and crow apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for cross / crow
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cross is anadverb and crowanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cross is recorded at frequency rank #9,698, classified as anadv, pronounced [kʁɔs]. crow is at rank #36,863, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 46561, this pair ranks #1,314,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cross vs crow
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cross": s. Private to "crow": w.
"cross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cross" for "crow" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cross" or "crow"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cross" and "crow".
- Full dictionary entry for "cross" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,314,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cross" and "crow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crow 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 #1,314,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.