# croft vs crow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### croft
*noun · IPA /kɹɔf/ · frequency rank #23,227*
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

### crow
*noun · IPA /kɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #9,590*
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.

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