crow

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/[…]/ noun

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The verdict

“crow” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,863
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogel; Krähe

Corpus desk

Index DE-crow · crow · German

crow · rank #36,863 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,863
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cord

Nearest frequency peer: cord (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „crow“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „crow“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crow vs cry
50% similar
crow vs crown
80% similar
crow vs of
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crow
PropertyValue
Headwordcrow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,863
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „crow“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.crowliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „cord“ (#36,862), „Cynthia“ (#36,864), „contemporary“ (#36,861). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „crow“ bei #36,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around crow (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,863 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for crow, with forms such as "ccrow", "corw", and "croww". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cry", "crown", "of", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is crow, spelled C-R-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vogel; Krähe
  2. 2
    Brechstange
  3. 3
    Jauchzer, Freudenschrei

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how crow appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Have you ever heard crows cawing at night? Suddenly If you hear that crows cawing rapidly and the sound is getting louder then there must be something dangerous aside from them."

Synonyms

crowbar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrow
  • corw
  • croww
  • crrow
  • crwo
  • rcow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crow - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccrow1corw2croww1crrow1crwo2rcow2
Edit distance from "crow"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crow"?
"crow" is spelled C-R-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "crow" mean?
As a noun, "crow" means: Vogel; Krähe
What words are commonly confused with "crow"?
"crow" is commonly confused with "cry", "crown", "of". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crow" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crow" come from?
"crow" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crow", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cord#36,862demi#36,873dina#36,881Edda#36,894

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

brake6 variantsbooth6 variantsGrete6 variantswe're6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list