# crick vs crook

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crick
*noun · IPA /kɹɪk/ · frequency rank #36,944*
A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.

### crook
*noun · IPA /kɹʊk/ · frequency rank #16,881*
A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.

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