# chance vs crane

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chance
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃæns/ · frequency rank #548*
An opportunity or possibility.

### crane
*noun · IPA /kɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #8,021*
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chance-vs-crane