# crime vs Cris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crime
*noun · IPA /kɹaɪm/ · frequency rank #1,362*
A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

### Cris
*name · IPA /kɹɪs/ · frequency rank #36,507*
A unisex given name.

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