crazes
/ˈkɹeɪzɪz/
"crazes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crazes” is uncommon English (frequency #95,863 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,863
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of craze
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crazes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈkɹeɪzɪz/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crazes” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
crazes is uncommon English at frequency #95,863 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkɹeɪzɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of craze".
No generated misspelling entries exist for crazes in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is crazes, spelled C-R-A-Z-E-S.
Definition
- 1third-person singular simple present indicative of craze
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 “crazes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-A-Z-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.