crewman

noun

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"crewman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crewman” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,865
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crewman · crewman · English

crewman · rank #45,865 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,865
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crevice

Nearest frequency peer: crevice (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “crewman”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “crewman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crewman
PropertyValue
Headwordcrewman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,865
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crewman”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).crewmanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “crevice” (#45,864), “crockery” (#45,866), “counterclockwise” (#45,863). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crewman” is #45,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around crewman, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,865 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for crewman, with forms such as "ccrewman", "cerwman", and "cremwan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crew + -man. The correct English form is crewman, spelled C-R-E-W-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
  2. 2
    Synonym of armoured crewman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how crewman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Next year this service is to be operated entirely by automatic control, though the trains will carry at least one crewman.

Etymology

From crew + -man.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrewman
  • cerwman
  • cremwan
  • crewamn
  • crewmann
  • crewmman
  • crewmna
  • crewwman
  • crrewman
  • crweman
  • rcewman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crewman - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccrewman1cerwman2cremwan2crewamn2crewmann1crewmman1crewmna2crewwman1
Edit distance from "crewman"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crewman"?
"crewman" is spelled C-R-E-W-M-A-N.
What does "crewman" mean?
As a noun, "crewman" means: A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
What are common misspellings of "crewman"?
Common misspellings include "ccrewman", "cerwman", "cremwan", "crewamn", "crewmann". The correct spelling is "crewman".
What is the origin of the word "crewman"?
From crew + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crewman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crevice#45,864cognate#45,851dimming#45,883Donohue#45,893

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

classless11 variantsDonatello11 variantsdrapery11 variantsFabrizio11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list