# crew vs cried

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crew
*noun · IPA /kɹuː/ · frequency rank #2,033*
A group of people together

### cried
*verb · IPA /kɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #5,207*
simple past and past participle of cry

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