crawler
"crawler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crawler” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #36,506 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,506
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.
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 | crawler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #36,506 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crawler” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for crawler is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #36,506 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for crawler, with forms such as "carwler", "ccrawler", and "cralwer". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Crowley", "Crawley", "crowder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From crawl (“to move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground”) + -er. The correct English form is crawler, spelled C-R-A-W-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.
- 2A crawl swimmer.
- 3A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
- 4A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.
- 5A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects—generally the first instar.
- 6A cab that is driven slowly along while its driver looks out for a fare.
- 7Synonym of crawler crane.
Etymology
From crawl (“to move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground”) + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: carwler,ccrawler,cralwer,crawelr,crawlerr,crawller,crawlre,crawwler,crrawler,crwaler,rcawler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crawler - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “crawler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-W-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “Crowley” - see the side-by-side comparison. crawler vs Crowley
- 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.