Crabtree

Name: Crabtree, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Crabtree” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,380
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A suburb of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5156).

Key facts for Crabtree
Property	Value
Headword	Crabtree
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#30,380
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Crabtree” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Crabtree lands here:

#30,380

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Crabtree, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,380 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Crabtree, with forms such as "carbtree", "ccrabtree", and "crabbtree". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crabtree. The correct English form is Crabtree, spelled C-R-A-B-T-R-E-E.

Definition

1
A suburb of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5156).
2
A hamlet in Lower Beeding parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2225).
3
A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
4
A municipality in the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada.
5
A place in the United States:
6
A place in the United States:
7
A place in the United States:
8
A place in the United States:
9
A habitational surname.

Etymology

From crabtree.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

carbtree
ccrabtree
crabbtree
crabrtee
crabtere
crabtre
crabtrree
crabttree
cratbree
crbatree
crrabtree
rcabtree

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Crabtree - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Crabtree"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Crabtree"?

"Crabtree" is spelled C-R-A-B-T-R-E-E.

What does "Crabtree" mean?

As a proper noun, "Crabtree" means: A suburb of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5156).

What are common misspellings of "Crabtree"?

Common misspellings include "carbtree", "ccrabtree", "crabbtree", "crabrtee", "crabtere". The correct spelling is "Crabtree".

What is the origin of the word "Crabtree"?

From crabtree. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Crabtree”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-B-T-R-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.