crewmember

/kɹuːˈmɛmbə/

//kɹuːˈmɛmbə// noun

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"crewmember" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crewmember” is uncommon English (frequency #79,422 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,422
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-crewmember · crewmember · English

crewmember · rank #79,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,422
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH creaks

Nearest frequency peer: creaks (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “crewmember”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “crewmember” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crewmember
PropertyValue
Headwordcrewmember
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɹuːˈmɛmbə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “crewmember” in English

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).crewmemberfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “creaks” (#79,420), “Cromarty” (#79,424), “cowhide” (#79,419). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crewmember” is #79,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crewmember is uncommon English at frequency #79,422 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɹuːˈmɛmbə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a crew.".

No misspelling variants are generated for crewmember in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crew + member. The correct English form is crewmember, spelled C-R-E-W-M-E-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of a crew.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The crewmembers held an emergency meeting in their cabin.

Etymology

From crew + member.

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 "crewmember"?
"crewmember" is spelled C-R-E-W-M-E-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹuːˈmɛmbə/.
What does "crewmember" mean?
As a noun, "crewmember" means: A member of a crew.
How do you pronounce "crewmember"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crewmember" is /kɹuːˈmɛmbə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "crewmember"?
From crew + member. 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 "crewmember", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cottontail#79,416cornflower#79,411compositor#79,404dehumanize#79,440

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list