# crank vs cranky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cranky
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹæŋki/ · frequency rank #23,793*
Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.

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