# Croat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹəʊ.æt/ · frequency rank #49,850

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
2. An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
3. The Croatian lect.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Doublet of cravat.

## Easily confused with
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crt)
- **crop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crop)
- **crow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crow)
- **croc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-croc)
- **cross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-cross)
- **crowd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crowd)
- **crown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crown)
- **crops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crops)
- **crust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crust)
- **crows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crows)
- **crook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crook)
- **crore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crore)
- **croft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-croft)
- **crypt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crypt)
- **crock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crock)
- **crony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crony)
- **Croke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-croke)
- **crone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-crone)
- **Croatia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/croat-vs-croatia)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cat-vs-croat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccroat`, `corat`, `craot`, `croatt`, `crota`, `crroat`, `rcoat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/croat