crossroads

Name: crossroads, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“crossroads” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,380
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crossroads · crossroads · English

crossroads · rank #15,380 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #15,380
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH crib

Nearest frequency peer: crib (-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.

correcting

84,624
corrosion

84,623
crib

84,622
crossroads

84,621
dearly

84,620
defiance

84,619

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

Key facts for crossroads
Property	Value
Headword	crossroads
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#15,380
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crossroads”

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

#15,380

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “crib” (#15,379), “dearly” (#15,381), “corrosion” (#15,378). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crossroads” is #15,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around crossroads, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,380 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for crossroads, with forms such as "ccrossroads", "corssroads", and "crosroads". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is crossroads, spelled C-R-O-S-S-R-O-A-D-S.

Definition

1
A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
2
A centrally located position.
3
A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.
4
A fork in the road.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how crossroads appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Near-synonym: intersection
When they came to a crossroads where the road split off into four cardinal directions, Stanton stood squinting up at the signpost for a long time.

Synonyms

turning point watershed

This word in other languages

cruce(Español)carrefour(Français)Kreuzung(Deutsch)cruzamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccrossroads
corssroads
crosroads
crosrsoads
crossorads
crossraods
crossroadds
crossroadss
crossroasd
crossrodas
crossrroads
crrossroads
crsosroads
rcossroads

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crossroads - 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.

Edit distance from "crossroads"

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 "crossroads"?

"crossroads" is spelled C-R-O-S-S-R-O-A-D-S.

What does "crossroads" mean?

As a noun, "crossroads" means: A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.

What are common misspellings of "crossroads"?

Common misspellings include "ccrossroads", "corssroads", "crosroads", "crosrsoads", "crossorads". The correct spelling is "crossroads".

What language does "crossroads" come from?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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