Which to use
“crises” and “crisps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,492
- “crises” frequency rank
- #25,720
- “crisps” frequency rank
- 39212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crises | crisps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of crisis | plural of crisp |
Where the eye mixes crises and crisps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crises and crisps
A purely visual mix-up. crises (/ˈkɹaɪsiz/) and crisps (/kɹɪsps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “crises” becomes p in “crisps”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crises is recorded at frequency rank #13,492, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹaɪsiz/. crisps is at rank #25,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹɪsps/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39212, this pair ranks #278,765 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crises vs crisps
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "crises": e. Private to "crisps": p.
"crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crisps" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crises" for "crisps" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crises" vs "crisps" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crises" and "crisps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crisps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,765 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crises" and "crisps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crisps vs Crist". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #278,765 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.