Which to use
“copy” and “crony” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,752
- “copy” frequency rank
- #40,192
- “crony” frequency rank
- 41944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copy | crony |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original. | A close friend. |
Where the eye mixes copy and crony
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between copy and crony
A purely visual mix-up. copy (/ˈkɒpi/) and crony (/ˈkɹoʊni/) 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 41944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copy is recorded at frequency rank #1,752, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒpi/. crony is at rank #40,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹoʊni/.
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 41944, this pair ranks #253,738 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of copy vs crony
Shared letters: coy. Private to "copy": p. Private to "crony": nr.
"copy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crony" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "copy" and "crony" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "copy" vs "crony" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "copy" and "crony" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "copy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crony" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,738 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copy" and "crony" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Croat vs crony". 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 #253,738 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.