Crowley

/ˈkɹoʊli/

//ˈkɹoʊli// name

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

The verdict

“Crowley” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,810. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,810
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crowley · Crowley · English

Crowley · rank #17,810 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,810
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crore

Nearest frequency peer: crore (-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 “Crowley”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Crowley” 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).

Crowley vs crowned
57% similar
Crowley vs Conley
71% similar
Crowley vs cooley
57% similar

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

Key facts for Crowley
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrowley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkɹoʊli/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,810
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Crowley”

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).Crowleylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “crore” (#17,809), “curfew” (#17,811), “cropped” (#17,808). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Crowley” is #17,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Crowley (IPA /ˈkɹoʊli/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,810 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Crowley, with forms such as "ccrowley", "corwley", and "crolwey". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "crowned", "Conley", "cooley", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Crowley, spelled C-R-O-W-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A placename:
  3. 3
    A placename:
  4. 4
    A placename:
  5. 5
    A placename:
  6. 6
    A placename:
  7. 7
    The name of a demon, found in several different works of fiction by several different authors. Named in reference to Aleister Crowley, a famous 19th-century occultist.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrowley
  • corwley
  • crolwey
  • crowely
  • crowleyy
  • crowlley
  • crowlye
  • crowwley
  • crrowley
  • crwoley
  • rcowley

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccrowley1corwley2crolwey2crowely2crowleyy1crowlley1crowlye2crowwley1
Edit distance from "Crowley"

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 "Crowley"?
"Crowley" is spelled C-R-O-W-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹoʊli/.
What does "Crowley" mean?
As a proper noun, "Crowley" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Crowley"?
"Crowley" is commonly confused with "crowned", "Conley", "cooley". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Crowley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crowley" is /ˈkɹoʊli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crowley" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cropped#17,808Daytona#17,813contour#17,806discard#17,820

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

commodore11 variantsdopamine11 variantschopping11 variantscarriages11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list