# crooks vs crowns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### crowns
*noun · IPA /kɹaʊnz/ · frequency rank #15,792*
plural of crown

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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