Which to use
“Choy” is a name and “cray” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,082
- “Choy” frequency rank
- #28,500
- “cray” frequency rank
- 71582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Choy | cray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Korean or Cantonese. | A crayfish or lobster. |
Letter map: Choy vs cray
Shared letters muted; letters that set Choy and cray apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Choy and cray follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Choy / cray
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Choy is aname and crayanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Choy is recorded at frequency rank #43,082, classified as aname. cray is at rank #28,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹæɪ/.
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 71582, this pair ranks #46,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Choy vs cray
Shared letters: cy. Private to "Choy": ho. Private to "cray": ar.
"Choy" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "cray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Choy" for "cray" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "Choy" or "cray" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Choy" vs "cray" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Choy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Choy" and "cray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Choy vs cuny". 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 #46,158 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.