Which to use
“crow” is a noun and “cry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,863
- “crow” frequency rank
- #21,937
- “cry” frequency rank
- 58800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crow | cry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vogel; Krähe | weinen, heulen |
Letter map: crow vs cry
Shared letters muted; letters that set crow and cry apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - crow and cry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crow is anoun and cryaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crow is recorded at frequency rank #36,863, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. cry is at rank #21,937, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɹaɪ].
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 58800, this pair ranks #848,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crow vs cry
Shared letters: cr. Private to "crow": ow. Private to "cry": y.
"crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cry" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crow ← ccrow · corw · croww · crrow · crwo · rcow
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crow" and "cry" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crow" or "cry"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "crow" and "cry". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #848,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crow" and "cry" 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 #848,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.