# chaos vs crabs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chaos
*noun · IPA /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ · frequency rank #4,509*
The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

### crabs
*noun · IPA /kɹæbz/ · frequency rank #17,113*
plural of crab

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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