# crony vs Crosby

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crony
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹoʊni/ · frequency rank #40,192*
A close friend.

### Crosby
*name · IPA /ˈkɹɒz.bi/ · frequency rank #14,098*
A locale in England:

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