# crooked vs crooks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crooked
*verb · IPA /kɹʊkt/ · frequency rank #12,397*
simple past and past participle of crook

### crooks
*noun · IPA /kɹʊks/ · frequency rank #21,766*
plural of crook

## Source
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