crape
/kɹeɪp/noun, verb
crape is spelled C-R-A-P-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crape means “Alternative form of crepe (“a thin fabric, paper, or pancake”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crape is crapes.
How many letters and syllables are in crape?
| Letters | 5: C-R-A-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crape?
Crape appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crape?
- /kɹeɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crape.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with crape
Sounds like: crepe (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with crape?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crape.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: recap, caper, pacer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crape
- crapes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- craping participle, present
- craped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crape mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of crepe (“a thin fabric, paper, or pancake”).
- 2
Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.
verb
- 1
To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.
a machine for craping silk
- 2
To clothe in crape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crape in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does crape come from?
Alteration of French crepe, from Middle French crespe (“curly”), from Latin crispus. Doublet of crisp and crepe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).