crag

/kɹæɡ/

//kɹæɡ// noun

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"crag" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crag” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,715
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crag · crag · English

crag · rank #44,715 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,715
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH courtier

Nearest frequency peer: courtier (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “crag”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “crag” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crag vs cry
50% similar
crag vs CSA
0% similar
crag vs CRT
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crag
PropertyValue
Headwordcrag
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɹæɡ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,715
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crag”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “courtier” (#44,714), “cranium” (#44,716), “countertop” (#44,713). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crag” is #44,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around crag (IPA /kɹæɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,715 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for crag, with forms such as "ccrag", "cragg", and "crga". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cry", "CSA", "CRT", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From 13th century Middle English crag, from Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of Middle Irish carrac (compare Irish creig, Scottish Gaelic creag), possibly ultimately from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian… The correct English form is crag, spelled C-R-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
  2. 2
    A rough, broken fragment of rock.
  3. 3
    A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
  4. 4
    A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Have, then, thy wish!"—he whistled shrill, / And he was answered from the hill; / Wild as the scream of the curlieu, / From crag to crag the signal flew.
  2. Break, break, break, / At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! / But the tender grace of a day that is dead / Will never come back to me.

Etymology

From 13th century Middle English crag, from Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of Middle Irish carrac (compare Irish creig, Scottish Gaelic creag), possibly ultimately from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian քար (kʻar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”).

This word in other languages

peñón(Español)affleurement(Français)Felsen(Deutsch)rochedo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrag
  • cragg
  • crga
  • crrag
  • rcag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crag - 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.

ccrag1cragg1crga2crrag1rcag2
Edit distance from "crag"

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 "crag"?
"crag" is spelled C-R-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹæɡ/.
What does "crag" mean?
As a noun, "crag" means: A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
What words are commonly confused with "crag"?
"crag" is commonly confused with "cry", "CSA", "CRT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crag" is /kɹæɡ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "crag"?
From 13th century Middle English crag, from Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of Middle Irish carrac (compare Irish creig, Scottish Gaelic creag), possibly ultimately from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Ol... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dewy#44,738choc#44,687doze#44,749Caen#44,666

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list