Which to use
“cozy” is an adjective and “crony” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,217
- “cozy” frequency rank
- #40,192
- “crony” frequency rank
- 52409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cozy | crony |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of cosy. | A close friend. |
Letter map: cozy vs crony
Shared letters muted; letters that set cozy and crony apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cozy runs 4 letters (CVCV) against crony's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: cozy vs crony
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cozy is anadjective and cronyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cozy is recorded at frequency rank #12,217, classified as anadj. 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 52409, this pair ranks #157,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cozy vs crony
Shared letters: coy. Private to "cozy": z. Private to "crony": nr.
"cozy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crony" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cozy" for "crony" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cozy" vs "crony" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cozy" and "crony".
- Full dictionary entry for "cozy" 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 #157,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cozy" 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 #157,286 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.