Which to use
“crow” and “crown” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,863
- “crow” frequency rank
- #29,993
- “crown” frequency rank
- 66856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crow | crown |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vogel; Krähe | Krone, Kopfbedeckung für Könige und Königinnen |
Letter map: crow vs crown
Shared letters muted; letters that set crow and crown apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - crow / crown
crow 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 extra letter(s) - “crow” sits inside “crown”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crow is recorded at frequency rank #36,863, 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 66856, this pair ranks #559,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crow vs crown
Shared letters: corw. Private to "crow": -. Private to "crown": n.
"crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crown" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crow" for "crown" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crow" vs "crown" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "crow" vs "crown" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" 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 #559,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crow" and "crown" 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 #559,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.