# crimp vs Cris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crimp
*adjective · IPA /kɹɪmp/ · frequency rank #46,404*
Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

### 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/crimp-vs-cris