# cred

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹɛd/ · frequency rank #31,940

## Definitions
1. Credibility.
2. A credential.
3. A credit (currency unit).

## Etymology
Clippings.

## Easily confused with
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cry)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cue)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crm)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cro)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cte)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cri)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cru)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cse)
- **CVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cvd)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crew)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cure)
- **crop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crop)
- **Cruz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cruz)
- **crow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crow)
- **cues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cues)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crib)
- **crux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crux)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-cree)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccred`, `cerd`, `crde`, `credd`, `crred`, `rced`

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