# cracks vs crooks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cracks
*noun · IPA /kɹæks/ · frequency rank #8,267*
plural of crack

### crooks
*noun · IPA /kɹʊks/ · frequency rank #21,766*
plural of crook

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