cricket

/ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/

//ˈkɹɪk.ɪt// noun

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

The verdict

“cricket” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,682
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cricket · cricket · English

cricket · rank #3,682 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,682
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH contributed

Nearest frequency peer: contributed (-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 “cricket”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cricket” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cricket vs crochet
71% similar
cricket vs crocker
71% similar
cricket vs crickets
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cricket
PropertyValue
Headwordcricket
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,682
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cricket”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).cricketlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “contributed” (#3,681), “damaged” (#3,684), “consists” (#3,679). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cricket” is #3,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cricket (IPA /ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,682 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cricket, with forms such as "ccricket", "circket", and "crciket". 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. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "crochet", "crocker", "crickets", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English creket, crykett, crykette, from Old French criket (with diminutive -et) from criquer (“to make a cracking sound; creak”), from Middle Dutch kricken (“to creak; crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną, rela… The correct English form is cricket, spelled C-R-I-C-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
  2. 2
    An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
  3. 3
    A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
  4. 4
    An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.

Etymology

From Middle English creket, crykett, crykette, from Old French criket (with diminutive -et) from criquer (“to make a cracking sound; creak”), from Middle Dutch kricken (“to creak; crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną, related to Middle English creken, criken (“to creak”), all ultimately of imitative origin. Compare Dutch kriek (“cricket”), Middle Dutch krikel, criekel, crekel (“cricket”) (with diminituve -el), Middle Low German krikel, krekel (“cricket”), German Kreckel (“cricket”). More at creak.

This word in other languages

grillo(Español)grillon(Français)Grille(Deutsch)grilo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccricket
  • circket
  • crciket
  • criccket
  • cricekt
  • crickett
  • crickket
  • crickte
  • crikcet
  • crricket
  • rcicket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cricket - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccricket1circket2crciket2criccket1cricekt2crickett1crickket1crickte2
Edit distance from "cricket"

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 "cricket"?
"cricket" is spelled C-R-I-C-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/.
What does "cricket" mean?
As a noun, "cricket" means: An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
What words are commonly confused with "cricket"?
"cricket" is commonly confused with "crochet", "crocker", "crickets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cricket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cricket" is /ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/. 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 "cricket"?
From Middle English creket, crykett, crykette, from Old French criket (with diminutive -et) from criquer (“to make a cracking sound; creak”), from Middle Dutch kricken (“to creak; crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *kra... 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 "cricket", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

damaged#3,684compete#3,678citizen#3,676equally#3,689

Similar misspelling depth

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

Francis11 variantslawyers11 variantslifetime11 variantsnarrative11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list