Which to use
“cracks” is a noun and “crass” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,267
- “cracks” frequency rank
- #30,381
- “crass” frequency rank
- 38648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cracks | crass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of crack | Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste. |
Where the eye mixes cracks and crass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cracks runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against crass's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cracks vs crass
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cracks is /kɹæks/ while crass is /kɹæs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38648, 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/. crass is at rank #30,381, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɹæs/.
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 38648, this pair ranks #284,057 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cracks vs crass
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cracks": k. Private to "crass": -.
"cracks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "crass" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cracks" and "crass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "cracks" or "crass" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cracks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,057 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cracks" and "crass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crass vs Crist". 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 #284,057 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.