# crimp vs crit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### crit
*noun · IPA /kɹɪt/ · frequency rank #38,793*
Criticism.

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