# crab vs cramp

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crab
*noun · IPA /kɹæb/ · frequency rank #10,185*
Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

### cramp
*noun · IPA /kɹæmp/ · frequency rank #27,418*
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crab-vs-cramp