Which to use
“cracks” and “crick” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,267
- “cracks” frequency rank
- #36,944
- “crick” frequency rank
- 45211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cracks | crick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of crack | A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. |
Where the eye mixes cracks and crick
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cracks and crick
A purely visual mix-up. cracks (/kɹæks/) and crick (/kɹɪk/) 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 45211, 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/. crick is at rank #36,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹɪk/.
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 45211, this pair ranks #223,359 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cracks vs crick
Shared letters: ckr. Private to "cracks": as. Private to "crick": i.
"cracks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "crick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cracks" for "crick" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cracks" vs "crick" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cracks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,359 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cracks" and "crick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crick 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 #223,359 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.