Which to use
“crag” and “crate” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,715
- “crag” frequency rank
- #15,594
- “crate” frequency rank
- 60309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crag | crate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock. | A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. |
Where the eye mixes crag and crate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crag runs 4 letters (CCVC) against crate's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crag vs crate
A purely visual mix-up. crag (/kɹæɡ/) and crate (/kɹeɪt/) 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 60309, 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/. crate is at rank #15,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪt/.
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 60309, this pair ranks #100,905 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crag vs crate
Shared letters: acr. Private to "crag": g. Private to "crate": et.
"crag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "crag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,905 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crag" and "crate" 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 #100,905 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.