# Crewe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹuː/ · frequency rank #30,382

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A habitational surname from Welsh.

## Etymology
Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw).

## Easily confused with
- **crow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crow)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crime)
- **crowd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crowd)
- **crown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crown)
- **crude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crude)
- **crews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crews)
- **crows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crows)
- **crore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crore)
- **Croke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-croke)
- **crone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crone)
- **crewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-crewed)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crewe-vs-cru)
- **cee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cee-vs-crewe)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crew-vs-crewe)
- **chew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chew-vs-crewe)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crewe)
- **cred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cred-vs-crewe)
- **cede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cede-vs-crewe)
- **chee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chee-vs-crewe)
- **cream** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cream-vs-crewe)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccrewe`, `cerwe`, `creew`, `crewwe`, `crrewe`, `crwee`, `rcewe`

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