Which to use
“craps” and “crate” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,939
- “craps” frequency rank
- #15,594
- “crate” frequency rank
- 52533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craps | crate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. | A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. |
Where the eye mixes craps and crate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. craps (CCVCC) and crate (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between craps and crate
A purely visual mix-up. craps (/kɹæps/) and crate (/kɹeɪt/) 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 52533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craps is recorded at frequency rank #36,939, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹæps/. crate is at rank #15,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹeɪt/.
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 52533, this pair ranks #156,239 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craps vs crate
Shared letters: acr. Private to "craps": ps. Private to "crate": et.
"craps" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "craps" and "crate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "craps" or "crate" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "craps" and "crate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "craps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,239 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craps" and "crate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Crabb vs craps". 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 #156,239 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.