Craig
/kɹeɪɡ/
"craig" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Craig” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,316 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #5,316
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Craig |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /kɹeɪɡ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Craig” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Craig is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɹeɪɡ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,316 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 17 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Craig, with forms such as "carig", "ccraig", and "cragi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CRI", "crap", "crib", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”). Doublet of Carrick. The correct English form is Craig, spelled C-R-A-I-G.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A surname.
- 3A surname.
- 4A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 5A placename
- 6A placename
- 7A placename
- 8A placename
- 9A placename
- 10A placename
- 11A placename
- 12A placename
- 13A placename
- 14A placename
- 15A placename
- 16A placename
- 17A placename
Etymology
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”). Doublet of Carrick.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: carig,ccraig,cragi,craigg,criag,crraig,rcaig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Craig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Craig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɹeɪɡ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “CRI” - see the side-by-side comparison. Craig vs CRI
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.