crosses

/ˈkɹɔsɪz/

//ˈkɹɔsɪz// noun

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

The verdict

“crosses” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,775
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of cross

Corpus desk

Index EN-crosses · crosses · English

crosses · rank #8,775 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH COVID

Nearest frequency peer: COVID (-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 “crosses”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crosses” 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).

crosses vs cruises
71% similar
crosses vs crushes
71% similar
crosses vs cross
71% similar

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

Key facts for crosses
PropertyValue
Headwordcrosses
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɹɔsɪz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,775
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crosses”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).crosseslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “COVID” (#8,774), “curtain” (#8,776), “coupon” (#8,773). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crosses” is #8,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around crosses (IPA /ˈkɹɔsɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,775 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for crosses, with forms such as "ccrosses", "corsses", and "croses". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cruises", "crushes", "cross", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is crosses, spelled C-R-O-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of cross
  2. 2
    plural of crosse

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrosses
  • corsses
  • croses
  • crosess
  • crossess
  • crossse
  • crrosses
  • crsoses
  • rcosses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crosses - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrosses1corsses2croses1crosess2crossess1crossse2crrosses1crsoses2
Edit distance from "crosses"

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 "crosses"?
"crosses" is spelled C-R-O-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹɔsɪz/.
What does "crosses" mean?
As a noun, "crosses" means: plural of cross
What words are commonly confused with "crosses"?
"crosses" is commonly confused with "cruises", "crushes", "cross". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crosses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crosses" is /ˈkɹɔsɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crosses" come from?
"crosses" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

curtain#8,776dentist#8,781fatigue#8,789booking#8,760

Similar misspelling depth

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

curves9 variantsfringe9 variantsantique9 variantsgreens9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list