# crumb vs crust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crumb
*noun · IPA /kɹʌm/ · frequency rank #29,984*
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

### crust
*noun · IPA /kɹʌst/ · frequency rank #11,194*
A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

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