cropped

/kɹɒpt/

//kɹɒpt// verb

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"cropped" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cropped” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,808
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of crop

Corpus desk

Index EN-cropped · cropped · English

cropped · rank #17,808 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,808
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crispy

Nearest frequency peer: crispy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cropped”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cropped” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cropped vs crossed
71% similar
cropped vs crowded
71% similar
cropped vs crowned
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cropped
PropertyValue
Headwordcropped
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɹɒpt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,808
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cropped”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).croppedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “crispy” (#17,807), “crore” (#17,809), “contour” (#17,806). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cropped” is #17,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cropped (IPA /kɹɒpt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,808 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of crop".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cropped, with forms such as "ccropped", "corpped", and "croped". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "crossed", "crowded", "crowned", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crop. The correct English form is cropped, spelled C-R-O-P-P-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of crop

Etymology

From crop.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccropped
  • corpped
  • croped
  • cropepd
  • croppde
  • croppedd
  • crpoped
  • crropped
  • rcopped

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cropped - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccropped1corpped2croped1cropepd2croppde2croppedd1crpoped2crropped1
Edit distance from "cropped"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cropped"?
"cropped" is spelled C-R-O-P-P-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹɒpt/.
What does "cropped" mean?
As a verb, "cropped" means: simple past and past participle of crop
What words are commonly confused with "cropped"?
"cropped" is commonly confused with "crossed", "crowded", "crowned". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cropped"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cropped" is /kɹɒpt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cropped"?
From crop. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cropped", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contour#17,806Crowley#17,810Daytona#17,813collier#17,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

curfew9 variantscobalt9 variantscigars9 variantsenlist9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list