Which to use
“cig” and “crag” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,828
- “cig” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “crag” frequency rank
- 79543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cig | crag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cigarette. | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock. |
Where the eye mixes cig and crag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cig with crag
A purely visual mix-up. cig (/ˈsɪɡ/) and crag (/kɹæɡ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cig is recorded at frequency rank #34,828, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪɡ/. crag is at rank #44,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹæɡ/.
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 79543, this pair ranks #21,830 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cig vs crag
Shared letters: cg. Private to "cig": i. Private to "crag": ar.
"cig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "crag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crag ← ccrag · cragg · crga · crrag · rcag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cig" for "crag" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cig" vs "crag" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,830 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cig" and "crag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crag vs Croat". 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 #21,830 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.