Which to use
“crag” and “crap” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,715
- “crag” frequency rank
- #3,613
- “crap” frequency rank
- 48328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crag | crap |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock. | The husk of grain; chaff. |
Where the eye mixes crag and crap
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crag and crap follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses crag with crap
A purely visual mix-up. crag (/kɹæɡ/) and crap (/kɹæp/) 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 a single letter - g in “crag” becomes p in “crap”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crag is recorded at frequency rank #44,715, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹæɡ/. crap is at rank #3,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹæp/.
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 48328, this pair ranks #194,103 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crag vs crap
Shared letters: acr. Private to "crag": g. Private to "crap": p.
"crag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crap" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crag" and "crap" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "crag" or "crap" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crap" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,103 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crag" and "crap" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crag vs Croat". 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 #194,103 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.