# crash vs crawl

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crash
*noun · IPA /kɹæʃ/ · frequency rank #2,722*
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

### crawl
*verb · IPA /kɹɔːl/ · frequency rank #10,026*
To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crash-vs-crawl