# Craig vs crank

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Craig
*name · IPA /kɹeɪɡ/ · frequency rank #5,316*
A surname.

### crank
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹæŋk/ · frequency rank #12,747*
Hard; difficult.

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