cra-cra
"cra-cra" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cra-cra” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of cray-cray.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cra-cra · cra-cra · English
cra-cra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cra-cra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cra-cra” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cra-cra is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of cray-cray.".
cra-cra has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is cra-cra, spelled C-R-A---C-R-A.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of cray-cray.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cra-cra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lastly, don’t batter another person’s wall, no matter how much you might think they enjoy your pathetic daily well-wishing and the publicizing of your social encounters on campus, because we’re all secretly laughing behind your back about how cra-cra you are — elle-em-a-oh, elle-em-a-oh.
Use the exacto knife to cut out rectangles from the foam board... make sure you cut on some kind of cutting board and a metal ruler does wonders for keeping your blade from going cra-cra!
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.