# Cruz vs cuz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cruz
*name · IPA /kɹuːz/ · frequency rank #6,350*
A surname from Ibero-Romance.

### cuz
*adverb · IPA /kʌz/ · frequency rank #8,407*
Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).

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