Which to use
“CR” and “crag” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,210
- “CR” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “crag” frequency rank
- 51925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CR | crag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of county road. | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock. |
Letter map: CR vs crag
Shared letters muted; letters that set CR and crag apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: CR and crag
CR 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 2 extra letter(s) - “CR” sits inside “crag”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CR is recorded at frequency rank #7,210, 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 51925, this pair ranks #161,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of CR vs crag
Shared letters: cr. Private to "CR": -. Private to "crag": ag.
"CR" · 2 letters · shape CC · "crag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crag ← ccrag · cragg · crga · crrag · rcag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CR" for "crag" ever safe?
Which is more common, "CR" or "crag"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "CR" and "crag". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "CR" 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 #161,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CR" 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 #161,345 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.