Which to use
“crosse” is a noun and “crossed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,192
- “crosse” frequency rank
- #3,936
- “crossed” frequency rank
- 37128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crosse | crossed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lacrosse stick. | simple past and past participle of cross |
Letter map: crosse vs crossed
Shared letters muted; letters that set crosse and crossed apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. crosse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against crossed's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - crosse and crossed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crosse is anoun and crossedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “crosse” sits inside “crossed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crosse is recorded at frequency rank #33,192, classified as anoun. crossed is at rank #3,936, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɹɒst/.
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 37128, this pair ranks #297,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crosse vs crossed
Shared letters: ceors. Private to "crosse": -. Private to "crossed": d.
"crosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crossed" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crosse" for "crossed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crosse" vs "crossed" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crosse" and "crossed".
- Full dictionary entry for "crosse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crossed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crosse" and "crossed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crone vs crosse". 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 #297,158 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.