# cray vs crony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cray
*noun · IPA /kɹæɪ/ · frequency rank #28,500*
A crayfish or lobster.

### crony
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹoʊni/ · frequency rank #40,192*
A close friend.

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