cronut
cro·nut/ˈkɹoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/noun
cronut is spelled C-R-O-N-U-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cro·nut). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cronut means “A pastry which combines characteristics of a croissant and a doughnut. A croissant-based donut. A breadstuff shaped like a donut and made from…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cronut is cronuts.
How many letters and syllables are in cronut?
| Letters | 6: C-R-O-N-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cro·nut |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 cronut?
Cronut appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 cronut?
- UK /ˈkɹəʊnʌt/
- US /ˈkɹoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/
Cronut has 2 syllables, split cro·nut in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with cronut?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cronut from its last stressed vowel (/oʊnʌt/):
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 cronut
- cronuts plural
- croinut
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cronut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pastry which combines characteristics of a croissant and a doughnut. A croissant-based donut. A breadstuff shaped like a donut and made from croissant dough.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cronut in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pastry:
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 cronut come from?
Blend of croissant + doughnut. Trademarked by the French pastry chef Dominique Ansel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).