# Cris vs CRISPR

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### CRISPR
*noun · IPA /ˈkrɪspər/ · frequency rank #44,144*
Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.

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