# crochet

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ · frequency rank #20,892

## Definitions
1. A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
2. A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.

## Etymology
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.

## Easily confused with
- **crocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crochet-vs-crocker)
- **croquet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crochet-vs-croquet)
- **Crockett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crochet-vs-crockett)
- **crouched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crochet-vs-crouched)
- **crocheted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crochet-vs-crocheted)
- **cricket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cricket-vs-crochet)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccrochet`, `corchet`, `crcohet`, `crocchet`, `croceht`, `crochett`, `crochhet`, `crochte`, `crohcet`, `crrochet`, `rcochet`

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