# crises vs cruised

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crises
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹaɪsiz/ · frequency rank #13,492*
plural of crisis

### cruised
*verb · IPA /kɹuːzd/ · frequency rank #36,508*
simple past and past participle of cruise

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