# crude vs crusade

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crude
*adjective · IPA /kɹuːd/ · frequency rank #7,115*
In a natural, untreated state.

### crusade
*noun · IPA /kɹuːˈseɪd/ · frequency rank #13,129*
Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.

## Source
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