Crapo
/ˈkɹeɪpoʊ/
"crapo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Crapo” is uncommon English (frequency #94,720 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,720
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Crapo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹeɪpoʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Crapo” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Crapo is uncommon English at frequency #94,720 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkɹeɪpoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
Crapo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain origin and variable origins depending on the ancestry of the bearer : * In some cases, possibly borrowed from Sicilian crapu (“he-goat”), masculine and obsolete form of crapa (“she-goat”). Compare also Italian capro. * In some cases, from French C… The correct English form is Crapo, spelled C-R-A-P-O.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
Uncertain origin and variable origins depending on the ancestry of the bearer : * In some cases, possibly borrowed from Sicilian crapu (“he-goat”), masculine and obsolete form of crapa (“she-goat”). Compare also Italian capro. * In some cases, from French Crépeau, derived from Middle French Crespeau or Crepeau, itself from Old French cresp.
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 “Crapo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɹeɪpoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.