# crony vs crown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### crown
*noun · IPA /kɹaʊn/ · frequency rank #2,665*
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

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