# crabs vs cries

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crabs
*noun · IPA /kɹæbz/ · frequency rank #17,113*
plural of crab

### cries
*verb · IPA /kɹaɪ̯z/ · frequency rank #7,901*
third-person singular simple present indicative of cry

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