Which to use
“creases” and “cruises” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,066
- “creases” frequency rank
- #16,675
- “cruises” frequency rank
- 57741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creases | cruises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of crease | plural of cruise |
Where the eye mixes creases and cruises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. creases and cruises follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses creases with cruises
A purely visual mix-up. creases (/ˈkɹiːsɪz/) and cruises (/ˈkɹuːzɪz/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creases is recorded at frequency rank #41,066, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹiːsɪz/. cruises is at rank #16,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹuːzɪz/.
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 57741, this pair ranks #117,323 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of creases vs cruises
Shared letters: cers. Private to "creases": a. Private to "cruises": iu.
"creases" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "cruises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "creases" and "cruises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "creases" or "cruises"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "creases" and "cruises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "creases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cruises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,323 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creases" and "cruises" 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 #117,323 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.