croton
/ˈkɹəʊtən/
"croton" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“croton” is uncommon English (frequency #54,102 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,102
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | croton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹəʊtən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “croton” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
croton is uncommon English at frequency #54,102 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹəʊtən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
croton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed. The correct English form is croton, spelled C-R-O-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
- 2A tropical evergreen shrub (Codiaeum variegatum), having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
Etymology
From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “croton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-O-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.