# crowd vs crud

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crowd
*verb · IPA /kɹaʊd/ · frequency rank #2,034*
To press forward; to advance by pushing.

### crud
*noun · IPA /kɹʌd/ · frequency rank #45,306*
Dirt, filth or refuse.

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