Which to use
“crap” and “crow” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,613
- “crap” frequency rank
- #9,590
- “crow” frequency rank
- 13203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crap | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The husk of grain; chaff. | A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. |
Where the eye mixes crap and crow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. crap (/kɹæp/) and crow (/kɹəʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crap is recorded at frequency rank #3,613, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹæp/. crow is at rank #9,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹəʊ/.
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 13203, this pair ranks #477,196 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crap vs crow
Shared letters: cr. Private to "crap": ap. Private to "crow": ow.
"crap" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC