# Craig

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɹeɪɡ/ · frequency rank #5,316

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A surname.
3. A surname.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. A placename
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## Etymology
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”). Doublet of Carrick.

## Easily confused with
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-cri)
- **crap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crap)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crib)
- **cram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-cram)
- **cray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-cray)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-cris)
- **crit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crit)
- **crim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crim)
- **crazy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crazy)
- **crash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crash)
- **crane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crane)
- **crawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crawl)
- **crank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crank)
- **crate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crate)
- **crave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crave)
- **craze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-craze)
- **cramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-cramp)
- **crass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crass)
- **craps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-craps)
- **crying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craig-vs-crying)

## Common misspellings (7)
`carig`, `ccraig`, `cragi`, `craigg`, `criag`, `crraig`, `rcaig`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/craig