# cray

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹæɪ/ · frequency rank #28,500

## Definitions
1. A crayfish or lobster.

## Etymology
Clipping of crayfish.

## Easily confused with
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cry)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-csa)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crm)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cro)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cta)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cri)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cru)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crew)
- **crop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crop)
- **Cruz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cruz)
- **crow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crow)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crib)
- **crux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-crux)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cree)
- **czar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-czar)
- **croc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-croc)
- **cred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cred)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cray-vs-cris)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ccray`, `crayy`, `crray`, `crya`, `rcay`

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