Which to use
“crashes” and “creases” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,652
- “crashes” frequency rank
- #41,066
- “creases” frequency rank
- 49718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crashes | creases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of crash | plural of crease |
Where the eye mixes crashes and creases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. crashes (CCVCCVC) and creases (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: crashes vs creases
A purely visual mix-up. crashes (/ˈkɹæʃɪz/) and creases (/ˈkɹiːsɪz/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crashes is recorded at frequency rank #8,652, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹæʃɪz/. creases is at rank #41,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹiːsɪz/.
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 49718, this pair ranks #181,005 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crashes vs creases
Shared letters: acers. Private to "crashes": h. Private to "creases": -.
"crashes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "creases" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crashes" and "creases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crashes" or "creases"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crashes" and "creases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crashes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,005 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crashes" and "creases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caresses vs creases". 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 #181,005 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.