# creepy vs crept

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### creepy
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹiːpi/ · frequency rank #6,671*
Moving by creeping along.

### crept
*verb · IPA /ˈkɹɛpt/ · frequency rank #23,794*
simple past and past participle of creep

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creepy-vs-crept