# crossed vs crowned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crossed
*verb · IPA /kɹɒst/ · frequency rank #3,936*
simple past and past participle of cross

### crowned
*adjective · IPA /kɹaʊnd/ · frequency rank #12,028*
Wearing a crown.

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