# crab vs crave

> 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.

### crave
*verb · IPA /kɹeɪv/ · frequency rank #15,595*
To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

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