Crayon or crown?
crayon is a noun meaning “A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing”; crown is a noun meaning “A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) crown is about 32 times as common as crayon.
What is the difference between crayon and crown?
| crayon | crown | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun, adjective, verb |
| Meaning | A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing To draw with a crayon | A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown |
| Example | none recorded | the martyr’s crown |
| Forms | crayons | crowns |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɒn/ [ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɒ̃] /ˈkɹeɪ̯.ən/ | /kɹaʊ̯n/ /kɹæʊ̯n/ /kɹaːn/ |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words | 36 times per million words |
Sources: crayon and crown in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of crayon and crown
crayon
- 1
A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing
- 2
To draw with a crayon
- 3
datedA crayon drawing, or a drawing with colored lines
- 4
datedA pencil of carbon used in producing electric light
crown
- 1
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem
- 2
Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown
crown prince
- 3
To place a crown on the head of
The king of the Huns was crowned with steel, and rode a stallion red,/Saying: “Proud must my father’s spirit feel of me who crowned my head […]”
- 4
A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor
- 5
Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees
a crown fire
- 6
To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc
- 7
Any reward of victory or mark of honor
the martyr’s crown
- 8
To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, crayon or crown?
crayon appears 1.1 times per million words; crown 36 times per million words.
crayon 1.1 times per million wordscrown 36 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).