Which to use
“croft” and “crows” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,227
- “croft” frequency rank
- #15,596
- “crows” frequency rank
- 38823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croft | crows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | plural of crow |
Where the eye mixes croft and crows
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses croft with crows
A purely visual mix-up. croft (/kɹɔf/) and crows (/kɹəʊz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croft is recorded at frequency rank #23,227, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɹɔf/. crows is at rank #15,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹəʊz/.
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 38823, this pair ranks #282,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croft vs crows
Shared letters: cor. Private to "croft": ft. Private to "crows": sw.
"croft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croft" and "crows" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "croft" vs "crows" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "croft" and "crows" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "croft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croft" and "crows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Croat vs croft". 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 #282,374 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.