# crocodile

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ · frequency rank #15,139

## Definitions
1. Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
2. A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
3. A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
4. greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official)

## Etymology
From Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccrocodile`, `corcodile`, `crcoodile`, `croccodile`, `crocdoile`, `crocoddile`, `crocodiel`, `crocodille`, `crocodlie`, `crocoidle`, `croocdile`, `crrocodile`, `rcocodile`

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