Which to use
“cracks” and “craps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,267
- “cracks” frequency rank
- #36,939
- “craps” frequency rank
- 45206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cracks | craps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of crack | A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. |
Where the eye mixes cracks and craps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cracks and craps
A purely visual mix-up. cracks (/kɹæks/) and craps (/kɹæps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cracks is recorded at frequency rank #8,267, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹæks/. craps is at rank #36,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹæps/.
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 45206, this pair ranks #223,405 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cracks vs craps
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cracks": k. Private to "craps": p.
"cracks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "craps" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cracks" for "craps" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cracks" or "craps"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cracks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,405 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cracks" and "craps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Crabb vs craps". 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 #223,405 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.