Which to use
“cracker” and “crackers” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,995
- “cracker” frequency rank
- #15,996
- “crackers” frequency rank
- 31991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cracker | crackers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. | plural of cracker |
Letter map: cracker vs crackers
Shared letters muted; letters that set cracker and crackers apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Corpus notes: cracker and crackers
cracker and crackers 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 1 extra letter(s) - “cracker” sits inside “crackers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cracker is recorded at frequency rank #15,995, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/. crackers is at rank #15,996, tagged as anoun.
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 31991, this pair ranks #341,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cracker vs crackers
Shared letters: acekr. Private to "cracker": -. Private to "crackers": s.
"cracker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crackers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cracker" and "crackers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cracker" vs "crackers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "cracker" vs "crackers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cracker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crackers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,499 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cracker" and "crackers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cracker vs Croker". 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 #341,499 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.