cro
/kɹoʊ/noun
cro is spelled C-R-O: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cro means “Synonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cro is cros.
How many letters and syllables are in cro?
| Letters | 3: C-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cro?
Cro appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cro?
- UK /kɹəʊ/
- US /kɹoʊ/
Cro has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with cro
Sounds like: crow (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: crow.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with cro?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cro from its last stressed vowel (/oʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cor, roc, orc.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cro
- cros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”).
- 2
slangSynonym of marijuana.
noun
- 1
Initialism of Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope.
- 2
Initialism of Contract research organization.
- 3
Initialism of COMSEC responsible officer.
- 4
Initialism of conversion rate optimization.
- 5
Initialism of chief risk officer.
- 6
Initialism of chief research officer.
- 7
Initialism of chief revenue officer.
- 8
Initialism of chief reputation officer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Contract Research Organization:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | OIC |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cro come from?
From c- (“Crip”) + bro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).