# cranes vs craven

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cranes
*noun · IPA /kɹeɪnz/ · frequency rank #18,797*
plural of crane

### craven
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ · frequency rank #22,633*
Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.

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