Which to use
“crawler” and “crowder” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,506
- “crawler” frequency rank
- #32,338
- “crowder” frequency rank
- 68844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crawler | crowder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk. | One who crowds or pushes. |
Letter map: crawler vs crowder
Shared letters muted; letters that set crawler and crowder apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: crawler and crowder
crawler and crowder are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crawler is recorded at frequency rank #36,506, classified as anoun. crowder is at rank #32,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹaʊdə(ɹ)/.
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 68844, this pair ranks #57,089 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crawler vs crowder
Shared letters: cerw. Private to "crawler": al. Private to "crowder": do.
"crawler" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crowder" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crawler" and "crowder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crawler" vs "crowder" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crawler" and "crowder".
- Full dictionary entry for "crawler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crowder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,089 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crawler" and "crowder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crowder vs Crowther". 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 #57,089 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.