Crispus
"crispus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Crispus” is uncommon English (frequency #93,584 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,584
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use.
Corpus desk
Index EN-crispus · Crispus · English
Crispus · rank #93,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,584
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH criminalise
Nearest frequency peer: criminalise (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Crispus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- craik
craik
6,421 corpus weight
- crating
crating
6,420 corpus weight
- criminalise
criminalise
6,418 corpus weight
- Crispus
Crispus
6,417 corpus weight
- crumpling
crumpling
6,416 corpus weight
- cryptology
cryptology
6,415 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Crispus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Crispus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #93,584 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Crispus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Crispus is uncommon English at frequency #93,584 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Crispus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin Crispus, a Roman gens name from crispus (“curly”). The correct English form is Crispus, spelled C-R-I-S-P-U-S.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Crispus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
Etymology
Latin Crispus, a Roman gens name from crispus (“curly”).
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.
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