cra-cra

adj

"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.

Key facts for cra-cra
PropertyValue
Headwordcra-cra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cra-cra” in English

cra-craranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of cray-cray.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cra-cra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cra-cra"?
"cra-cra" is spelled C-R-A---C-R-A.
What does "cra-cra" mean?
As an adjective, "cra-cra" means: Alternative spelling of cray-cray.
What language does "cra-cra" come from?
"cra-cra" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list