Which to use
“Cramer” is a name and “crimes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,493
- “Cramer” frequency rank
- #3,420
- “crimes” frequency rank
- 34913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cramer | crimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of crime |
Letter map: Cramer vs crimes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Cramer and crimes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Cramer and crimes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Cramer is aname and crimesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cramer is recorded at frequency rank #31,493, classified as aname. crimes is at rank #3,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹaɪmz/.
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 34913, this pair ranks #316,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cramer vs crimes
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "Cramer": a. Private to "crimes": is.
"Cramer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crimes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "Cramer" vs "crimes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cramer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cramer" and "crimes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cramer vs Croker". 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 #316,562 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.