Which to use
“craves” is a verb and “creases” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,750
- “craves” frequency rank
- #41,066
- “creases” frequency rank
- 73816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craves | creases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of crave | plural of crease |
Where the eye mixes craves and creases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. craves runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against creases's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between craves and creases
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: craves is /kɹeɪvz/ while creases is /ˈkɹiːsɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craves is recorded at frequency rank #32,750, classified as averb, pronounced /kɹeɪvz/. 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 73816, this pair ranks #38,324 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of craves vs creases
Shared letters: acers. Private to "craves": v. Private to "creases": -.
"craves" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "creases" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "craves" for "creases" ever safe?
Which is more common, "craves" or "creases"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "craves" and "creases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "craves" 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 #38,324 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craves" 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 #38,324 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.