coavscragConfusable pair

Which to use

“coa” and “crag” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,410
“coa” frequency rank
#44,715
“crag” frequency rank
69125
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coa crag
Definition A primitive hoe, a sharp wooden rod formerly used by Native Americans to till the soil. A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

Letter map: coa vs crag

Shared letters muted; letters that set coa and crag apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
coa
4 ch
crag

Corpus notes: coa and crag

coa and crag are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coa is recorded at frequency rank #24,410, classified as anoun. 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 69125, this pair ranks #55,847 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coa vs crag

Shared letters: ac. Private to "coa": o. Private to "crag": gr.

"coa" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "crag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cragccrag · cragg · crga · crrag · rcag

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coa" and "crag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "coa" vs "crag" - which ranks higher?
"coa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,410 in our English list, against #44,715 for "crag". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "coa" vs "crag" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coa" 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 #55,847 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coa" 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 #55,847 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list