Which to use
“creeds” and “crowds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,299
- “creeds” frequency rank
- #8,653
- “crowds” frequency rank
- 53952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creeds | crowds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of creed | plural of crowd |
Where the eye mixes creeds and crowds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: creeds vs crowds
A purely visual mix-up. creeds (/kɹiːdz/) and crowds (/kɹaʊdz/) 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 53952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creeds is recorded at frequency rank #45,299, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹiːdz/. crowds is at rank #8,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹaʊdz/.
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 53952, this pair ranks #144,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creeds vs crowds
Shared letters: cdrs. Private to "creeds": e. Private to "crowds": ow.
"creeds" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "crowds" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "creeds" for "crowds" ever safe?
Which is more common, "creeds" or "crowds"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "creeds" and "crowds" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "creeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crowds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creeds" and "crowds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creeds vs crewed". 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 #144,873 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.