Which to use
“craps” and “crisps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,939
- “craps” frequency rank
- #25,720
- “crisps” frequency rank
- 62659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craps | crisps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. | plural of crisp |
Where the eye mixes craps and crisps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. craps runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against crisps's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses craps with crisps
A purely visual mix-up. craps (/kɹæps/) and crisps (/kɹɪsps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62659, 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/. crisps is at rank #25,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹɪsps/.
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 62659, this pair ranks #87,241 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of craps vs crisps
Shared letters: cprs. Private to "craps": a. Private to "crisps": i.
"craps" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crisps" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "craps" and "crisps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "craps" or "crisps" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "craps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crisps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,241 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craps" and "crisps" 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 #87,241 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.